3 Amendments of Olle SCHMIDT related to 2012/2010(DEC)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that, besides tax avoidance and losses due to insolvencies, the VAT gap is attributable also to fraud, incoherent control systems and non or partial implementation of Union legislation in the Member-States, and that VAT losses, translating into billions of EUR, are largely compensated for via austerity measures affecting citizens of the Union, and borne by those citizens whose income is well documented and traceable;
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Is concerned about the fact that the Court of Auditors found serious deficiencies in the control of simplified customs procedures, which account for 70 % of all customs procedures, in particular, poor-quality or poorly-documented audits and little use of automated data processing techniques for carrying out checks during the processing of simplified procedures; points out that these deficiencies have led to unjustified losses to the EU budget, and that correct operation of customs has a direct impact on the calculation of VAT; deplores the fact that the Commission did not take appropriate measures to remedy this over the 10 years but was hiding behind the rules which seemed quite adequate on paper;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Points out that documented electronic, non-cash transactions make participating in the shadow economy more difficult, and that a strong correlation appears to exist between the proportion of electronic payments in a country and its shadow economy; encourages the Member States to lower their thresholds for compulsory non-cashprovide for eligibility criteria with minimal exclusions for consumers to access basic bank accounts and basic payment cards;