7 Amendments of Olle LUDVIGSSON related to 2013/2157(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)
Citation 8 a (new)
- having regard to the Commission Communication of 6 December 2012 on An Action Plan to strengthen the fight against tax fraud and tax evasion (COM(2012)0722),
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines the importance of continuing the process of deep and sustainable structural reforms; stresses that the EU cannotshould compete on costs alone, but needs towith knowledge rather than on costs, investing more consistently and at much higher levels in research and development, education and skills, and resource efficiency, at both national and European level;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Agrees with the Commission that the Member States need to continue to pursue growth-friendly fiscal consolidation; calls on Member States with sufficient fiscal space to reduce taxes and social security contributions with a view to stimulating private investment, in order to make the consolidation efforts more efficient, to enhance investments in education, R&D, welfare, the green transformation and active labour market policies with a view to stimulating sustainable growth and job creation;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Stresses that structural reforms need to be complemented bymust include the build-up of more solid capacities to maintain strong longer-term investments in education, research, innovation and sustainable energy; believes that public-private partnerships are more successful in delivering growth than public investment programmes alone, complementing public investment programmes, could be successful in delivering smart and sustainable growth;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Member States to simplify their tax systems and reiterates its call for them to shift taxes from labour to consumption and environmentally harmful activities in order to make resource use more efficient and sustainable; calls for urgent action to be taken and a comprehensive strategy basstronger and more consistent action to be taken on the basis of the Commission's comprehensive Action Plan, launched oin concrete legislative measures to be launched by the Commission to fight tax fraud and tax evasion2012, to strengthen the fight against tax fraud and tax evasion; calls on the Commission to, when needed, update and expand this Action Plan in order to make sure that it remains an efficient tool for concrete legislative delivery in this area;
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Calls on Member States to commit to the ambitious but realistic target of at least halving the tax gap by 2020; calls for coordinated action aimed at achieving this target to be established as a vital and highly prioritised line of work within the framework of the European Semester;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Stresses that social partners, on the basis of full respect for their autonomy and rights, should be much more actively involved in the European Semester; underlines that strong social dialogue at the national and European level is a crucial key to making the common labour market work;