5 Amendments of Helmut SCHOLZ related to 2017/2053(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls for own resources reforms that establish a predictable and stable basis for the EU budget which is independent, transparent and balanced and will address the growing pressure on the EU budget, simplify the complex and opaque rebate arrangements, and aim to lower the contribution of the Member States (and not increase the tax burden on EU citizens) and decrease the EU’s dependency on the national contributions based on VAT and GNIin order to provide the additional financial means that are much needed to meet the demands of our citizens towards the Union without increasing the contribution of the Member States, while aiming to avoid an increase in the tax burden on EU citizens;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Suggests to fix the percentage of customs revenues retained by Member States for collection costs again at the original ten percent, in order to compensate for the diminishment of this traditional own resource after significant tariff reductions agreed at the WTO and in major bilateral EU trade agreements.
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Takes note of the announcement of Commissioner Malmstrom that the Commission aims to conclude before the end of 2017 negotiations for free trade agreements of the European Union and its Member States with Japan, with MERCOSUR, with Mexico, and with Chile, and that the Commission wants to propose in 2018 ratification of the FTAs with Singapore, and with Vietnam; Points out that this would mean a dramatic reduction of own resources income for the Union’s budget in 2018 and the coming years;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Commission to closely monitor the development of international financial flows to and from the European Union following the implementation of the liberalization of financial services and capital flows in the Union’s trade agreements, and to report the result to the European Parliament and Council in 2018;encourages the Commission to take another effort to tax global capital streams in order to develop new own resources for the Union’s budget, and to present the respective proposal in 2018;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls its previous calls for a more effective EU customs system, with thestriving for optimiszation of the current EU arrangements so thatwith the clear goal to tackle and abolish tax evasion and all forms of unfair competition can be addressed and, ensuring that all duties and levies can be effectively collected for the EU’s own resources;