4 Amendments of Liem HOANG NGOC related to 2010/2102(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point 1
Paragraph 1 – point 1
1. Welcomes the Commission’s initiative to strengthen the capacities of good tax governance for development and sees the need for a regulatory framework designed to support international tax cooperation, public and private sector development and economic growth;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
1a. Points out that good governance in tax matters cannot be exported or imposed from outside, and that it is up to each of the countries to decide its own tax policy. In that context, calls on the Commission and the national governments not to hamper, and to cooperate with, any countries which opt, consistently and fairly, for an increase in taxation that affects foreign undertakings present on their territory, particularly those operating in the fields of extraction of primary resources, which are an important source of wealth in developing countries.
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point 3
Paragraph 1 – point 3
3. Calls on the Commission to adopt more stringent criteria for the identification of tax havens and to work towards an internationally binding multilateral automatic tax-information exchange agreement envisaging countermeasures in the event of non-compliance; draws the Commission’s attention in particular to report P6 - TA(2009)0325 and to the recommended measures for combating tax havens.
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
3a. Recognises that the qualitative and quantitative improvement in developing countries’ domestic revenue mobilisation will bear fruit over the long term. Calls on the European Union to maintain its offer of assistance in all its forms for as long as the developing countries consider it necessary for the financing of their own development.