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Draft opinion
Recital A

~~A. whereas, in 2015, 23.7% of the population and 12.5% of employed people over the age of 18 in the EU-28 were at risk of poverty and social exclusion1 ; _________________ 1 Eurostat.~~deleted

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Committee: ECON

Beatrix von STORCH

Draft opinion
Recital B

B. whereas a number of Member States have ~~been coerced into reducing~~reduced budget deficits and cut~~ting~~ their social spending, ~~which has undermined public health, education, social security and housing systems~~but not nearly sufficiently;

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Committee: ECON

Beatrix von STORCH

Draft opinion
Recital C

~~C. whereas tax avoidance and tax evasion schemes have deprived countries of revenue that is essential for a robust social state and public welfare policies, leading to worsening poverty;~~deleted

2017/05/10
Committee: ECON

Beatrix von STORCH

Draft opinion
Recital D

D. whereas, according to the ILO2 , transfers and social benefits are the most powerful factor for reducing inequalities; _________________ 2 Decomposing income inequality into factor income components: Evidence from selected G20 countries, p. 1.deleted

2017/05/10
Committee: ECON

Beatrix von STORCH

Draft opinion
Recital D a (new)

D a. whereas monetary inflation increases inequality drastically;

2017/05/10
Committee: ECON

Beatrix von STORCH

Draft opinion
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~~by defining poverty in absolute terms instead of defining it as a household income below 60 percent of median income;

2017/05/10
Committee: ECON

Beatrix von STORCH

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

~~2. Calls for priority to be given, when shaping macroeconomic policies, to reducing social inequalities and guaranteeing universal free access to public social services;~~deleted

2017/05/10
Committee: ECON

Beatrix von STORCH

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. Respects the sovereign right of any Member State to democratically choose their own economic policy;

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Committee: ECON

Beatrix von STORCH

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Points out that an increase in 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;deleted

2017/05/10
Committee: ECON

Beatrix von STORCH

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

~~4. Argues that minimum income schemes are essential transitional instruments in reducing and fighting poverty, and they should be seen as a social investment;~~deleted

2017/05/10
Committee: ECON

Beatrix von STORCH

Draft opinion
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, taking due account of each country’s specific characteristics.deleted

2017/05/10
Committee: ECON

Beatrix von STORCH

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. Calls on the Commission to respect the Member States' different approaches to social policy; insists that a Europe united in diversity ceases to exist when social policy is harmonised;

2017/05/10
Committee: ECON

Beatrix von STORCH

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5 b. Warns that any transfers between Member States brought about by harmonising social policy will inevitably lead to even stronger rejection of the European Union and possibly to more Member States leaving it.

2017/05/10
Committee: ECON

13 Amendments of Beatrix von STORCH related to 2016/2270(INI)

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