8 Amendments of Markus FERBER related to 2016/2270(INI)
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas a number of Member States have been coerced into reducing budget deficits and cutting their social spending, which has undermined public health, education, social security and housing systemsudget deficits whose existence can partly be explained by the fact that they run welfare systems which are not sustainably funded;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas, in keeping with the subsidiarity principle, social policy is a Member State matter;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Recital D
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.n efficient and flexible labour market makes the greatest contribution to reducing poverty;
Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that urgent practical sCalls on the Member Stateps need to be takento take suitable measures to eradicate poverty and social exclusion and promote the fair distribution of income and wealth;
Amendment 84 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for prioritydue account to be givtaken, when shaping macroeconomic policies, to reducing social inequalities and guaranteeing universal free access toof access to effective, efficient and sustainably funded public social services;
Amendment 102 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Points out that an increase in social transfers and progressive, fair and redistributiveefficient, effective and sustainably funded welfare systems and fair tax systems, alongside measures to combat tax avoidance and tax evasion, are prerequisites for economic, social and territorial cohesion;
Amendment 109 #
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Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 128 #
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Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5