8 Amendments of Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN related to 2010/2105(INI)
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas in the EU in particular the cost of the bail-outs has triggered a subsequent fiscal and debt crisis that has placed a burden on public budgets and severely endangered job creation and, welfare state provision and the realisation of climate and environmental goals,
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that the main advantage of innovative financing tools, as compared to traditional ones, is their double dividend, as they can at the same time contribute to the achievement of important policy goals, such as financial market stability and transparency, and offer significant revenue potential;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that the introduction of an FTT could help to tackle the growing and highly damaging trading patterns in financial markets, such as short-termism and automated HFT, and curb speculation; stresses that an FTT would thus improve market efficiency, reduce excessive price volatility, increase transparency and create incentives for the financial sector to make long-term investments with added value for the real economy;
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Supports the idea of issuing common European bonds to finance Europe's significant infrastructure needs and structural projects in the framework of the EU 2020 agenda, as well as other large scale projects where action at the EU- level would bring a considerable added value;
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 3
Subheading 3
Carbon and resource use tax
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Stresses that the current taxation model should fully embrace the polluter-pays principlebase itself on the principle of taxing activities with harmful externalities that cannot be banned, such as wasteful use of resources, by using innovative financing tools in order to shift the tax burden on to activities which pollute the environment, create significant greenhouse gas emissions or use considerable amounts of resources;
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 24 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Supports, in addition, the introduction of a specific tax on resource use, to discourage wastefull use of limited resources, and support the creation of new, innovative and resource efficient production and consumption habits;
Amendment 180 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27 a. Stresses the need, as new, innovative taxation is being developed and eventually applied, for an overall, cross-boarder and cross-sectoral assessment of different types of existing and planned financing, taxation and subsidies for environment and climate activities, a so-called "de Larosière of environment financing"; to better focus these new tools and eliminate possible overlapping and/or conflicting policies;