13 Amendments of Sylvie GOULARD related to 2016/2270(INI)
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas Europe is one of the wealthiest regions in the world, although recent data on income poverty highlights the rising of poverty and severe poverty in Europe;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
A b. whereas income poverty is only a part of the overall concept of poverty, therefore poverty does not only refer to material resources, but also to social resources, notably education, health and access to services;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas a number of Member States have been coerced into reducing budget deficits and cutt, in order to respect their treaty obligations, a number of Member States have reduced their budget deficits; some Member States decided to achieve this goal in part by reducing their social spending, which has underminedoften resulted in the degradation of public health, education, social security and housing systems, which has had a disproportionate impact on the most deprived members of society in those Member States;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas tax avoidance and tax evasion schemes have deprived countries of revenue that is essentialcreate an un-level playing field within the European Union and have deprived countries of revenue that helps to contribute to sufficient funding for a robust social state and public welfare policies, leading to worsening poverty; whereas this has often resulted in increasing levels of poverty in these Member States in recent years;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas, according to the ILO2 , education, transfers and social benefits are the most powerful factors for reducing inequalities; _________________ 2 Decomposing income inequality into factor income components: Evidence from selected G20 countries, p. 1.http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/ ---dgreports/--- inst/documents/publication/wcms_499918. pdf
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
D a. whereas the concept of minimum income must not be confused with the concept of a minimum wage, which is fixed by collective agreement or by legislation;
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that urgent practical steps need to be taken to eradicate poverty and social exclusion and promote the fair distribution of income and wealth; stresses that these steps need to be undertaken at the appropriate level - with actions at national and European level according to the division of competencies for the relevant policies;
Amendment 77 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Welcomes reflections and studies concerning how to improve the fair distribution of income and wealth within our societies;
Amendment 82 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for priority to be given, when shaping macroeconomic policies, for due attention to be paid to the need to reducinge social inequalities and guaranteeing universal free access to public social servicesto the impact of the aforementioned macroeconomic policies on the most deprived in society;
Amendment 105 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. PoUnderlintes out that an increase in education, social transfers and progressive, fair and redistributive tax systems, alongside measures to combat tax avoidance and tax evasion, are prerequisites for economic, social and territorial cohesion;
Amendment 113 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Argues that minimum income schemes are essential transitional instruments inBelieves that further study and research into potential different minimum income scheme models could be a useful tool in the battle to reducinge and fighting poverty, and they should be seen as a social investmentsocial exclusion, stresses that it is essential that any potential schemes and models must be created with the active involvement of Europe's most deprived, as they are an under-used and under-represented resource with in-depth knowledge and experience which must be harnessed;
Amendment 126 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Calls on the Commission and Member States to exchange best practices from minimum income schemes;
Amendment 138 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to propose a framework directive establishing minimum income schemes set at above 60% of national median equivalised disposable income, after further study and reflection, to evaluate the potential positive impact of a framework directive establishing minimum income schemes for all Member States, taking due account of each country’s specific characteristics.