Activities of Ralf SEEKATZ related to 2022/2172(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on own resources: a new start for EU finances, a new start for Europe
Amendments (7)
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
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1. Notes that, according to the roadmap in the legally-binding Interinstitutional Agreement of December 2020, the Commission needs to put forward a proposal for the second basket ofwill, based on impact assessments, propose additional new own resources by June 2024;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
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3. ICalls concerned that the firs the Commission to provide in due time the impact basket of own resources will not generate the revenues expected for several reasons; observes further that beyond the funding needed for NextGenerationEU, the Union may need additional resourcsessments announced in the Interinstitutional Agreement of December 2020 and inform Parliament about expected revenue generation; calls on the Council and the Commission to make full use of all means available in the current Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) and to reuse the entire amount decommitments to channel funds to necessary investment and help ease the supply shortages to assist Ukraine financially and to further mitigate the impact of Russia’s war against Ukraine on the Union;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion
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4. Concludes that theUrges the Commission to present ambitious proposals for a second basket of new own resources therefore needs to be ambitious and yield sufficient revenues commensurate with the Union’s needby the end of 2023 without creating extra burden to the citizens and calls on Member States to cooperate; considers that those additional revenues from the new own resources are necessary to cover at least the repayment of the Recovery Instrument costs/ the costs related to Next Generation EU as well as to ensure sustainable financing of the EU budget on a long-term basis;
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion
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5. Calls on the Commission , based on an impact assessment as announced in the legally-binding Interinstitutional Agreement of December 2020, to consider, for its second basket of own resources, an EU-wide financial transaction tax based on its 2011 model, which should yield around EUR 41.5 billion per yearaiming at finding support in Council;
Amendment 68 #
Draft opinion
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6. Calls onReminds the Commission to come forward with an own resource linked to either the upcoming ‘Business in Europe: Framework for Income Taxation’ proposal or toof its commitment of 2020 to assess a financial contribution linked to the corporate sector or a new common corporate tax base; awaits in this regard, the Commission to present its ‘Business in Europe: Framework for Income Taxation’ proposal and the Council to finalize the special legislative procedure on the proposal for a minimum tax directive1 implementing the OECD-led global tax deal, most in particular Pillar II; _________________ 1 Commission proposal for a Council directive on ensuring a global minimum level of taxation for multinational groups in the Union (COM(2021)0823).
Amendment 76 #
Draft opinion
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7. InvitesCalls on the Commission and the Member States to consider additional new own resources, such as an EU-wide aviation tax for intra-European commercial flights or an own resource based oCouncil to start an urgent revision of the MFF and its annex as soon as possible and no later than the first quarter of 2023; acknowledges the important role of the existing VAT-based EU budget own resource; reiterates, in theis revision of the Energy Taxation Directive2 ; _________________ 2 Commission proposal for a Council directive restructuring the Union framework for the taxation of energy products and electricity (COM(2021)0563).gard, its position of 7 February 2022 that tackling the VAT gap and tax fraud should be an urgent priority for the Union and the Member States in the post-COVID-19 economy; welcomes, in this regard, the European Public Prosecutor's Office’s (EPPO)major success in uncovering organised crime groups responsible for VAT fraud estimated at €2.2 billion; takes note of the legislative proposals of 8 December 2022 on improving the EU's VAT system;
Amendment 80 #
Draft opinion
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8. Suggests thatCalls on the Commission and Member States come up with new own resources similar to the non-recycled plastic contribution to fight inequality in the Union to enhance the circular economy and help to catalyse the implementation of the Green Deal.the Council, in this regard, to accommodate the increased financing needs following an in-depth analysis of the implications of the war on existing EU policies, as well as the shift to new political priorities and emerging needs;