3 Amendments of Nirj DEVA related to 2013/2168(INI)
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Is concerned with the extremely low tax revenue, which amounted to only 9.1% of GDP in 2011 - one of the lowest ratios in the world; is of the view that fundamental tax reform is required in order to boost public finances, especially spending on health, education and welfare;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Encourages Pakistan to play a constructive role in a region facing serious geopolitical challenges; welcomes the improvement of India-Pakistan relations over the past 12 months, the new VISA agreement which represents an important step in growing interaction between the two countries and calls for continued efforts on both sides at rapprochement;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Stresses the regional importance of stable Pakistan-Afghanistan relations and calls on Pakistan to normalise its relations with Afghanistan; calls on Pakistan to withdraw its patronage of the Afghan Taliban, to stop giving sanctuary and sustenance to Afghan insurgents and to re-establish control in the region bordering Afghanistan as its long-term national security interests are best served by a peaceful, moderate and prosperous Afghanistan;