Activities of Rolandas PAKSAS related to 2014/2209(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Green growth opportunities for SMEs (A8-0135/2015 - Philippe De Backer) LT
Amendments (3)
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to continue identifying the main obstacles and to initiate policies which wouland lay down regulatory measures which would make SMEs shift towards the green economy and encourage SMEsthem to invest in green growth and eco- innovation, in order to promote opportunities for employment and the enhancement of sustainable growth;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls for constraints on economic performance to be reduced and for the undesirable consequences for household budgets entailed in ‘green’ tax reform to be mitigated; calls for an ‘eco-bonus’ to be established in order to compensate households for possible losses by lowering the taxes that they pay (on property or income);
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Believes that the EU needs to drastically change its entrepreneurial culture in order to contribute to economic growth by having more people starting up their own businesses and seeking more businesses opportunities, including in green growth, and by accepting failure and risk-taking; emphasises the importance of putting this issue at the centre of policy making; calls on the Member States to bring the taxation of work and capital into balance and introduce a clear, simple system of corporate taxation which will encourage the payment rather than the evasion of taxes; calls on Member States to cater for a softer landing after business failure, for instance by modifying bankruptcy laws to allow people to start up a new business soon after failure of a previous venture, especially in new and innovative sectors;