6 Amendments of France JAMET related to 2017/2053(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls for own resources reforms that establish a predictable and stable basis for the EU budget which is independent, transparent and balanced and will address the growing pressure on the EU budgetreforms that bring stability to the EU budget, are transparent and balanced and ensure that the relevant authorities do not systematically create new areas of expenditure – which often duplicate activities carried out in the Member States, simplify the complex and opaque rebate arrangements, and aim to lower the contribution of the Member States (and not increase the tax burden on EU citizens) and decrease the EU’s dependency on the national contributions based on VAT and GNI; calls for greater transparency in all the EU bodies, particularly the Commission;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points out that the EU’s Member States' international trade is directly related to the traditional own resources of the EU, which consist mainly of customs duties on imports from outside the EU Member States and sugar levies and in 2015 represented 12.8 % of the total revenue of the EU; those resources (especially sugar) must be seen in the context of the ongoing trade negotiations with New Zealand and Australia in particular; stresses that the French overseas departments and territories, in which large quantities of sugar are produced, must not be forgotten;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Underlines the pressing need to analyse the impact on the traditional own resources of the conclusion of (free) trade agreements and to allocate alternative sources of income in order to compensate for a possible decrease in those resources; points out that steps must be taken to stop powers being transferred, even temporarily, to the Commission, given that those powers are often exercised without proper and continuous scrutiny by Parliament and generate expenditure against the budget;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recallsiterates more strongly its previous calls for a more effective EU customs system, with the optimisation of the current EU arrangements so that tax evasion and all forms of unfair competition can be addressed and duties and levies can be effectively collected for the EU’s own resources;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that trade defence instruments (TDIs) are a source for EU own resources, but that owing to their nature they cannot be a stable basis for a consistent contribution; stresses that TDIs should not primarily be used as a EU own resources source, as they should only be established appropriately and proportionally, in line with applicable rules.