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6 Amendments of Pervenche BERÈS related to 2018/2102(INI)

Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Welcomes the Commission’s proposal on the digital services tax as a crucial measure to ensure that the digital sector pays its fair share of taxes until a permanent solution is adopted that will allow profits to be taxed where value is created;
2018/11/05
Committee: ECON
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Calls for the Council to adopt the proposal on a common consolidated corporate tax base (CCCTB) in order to eliminate distortions of competition in the field of taxation and push back against the downward trend in corporate tax rates in Member States;
2018/11/05
Committee: ECON
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7c. Takes note of the closure of the Commission’s investigation into McDonald’s tax practices; regrets that the current European legislation is unfit to effectively combat double non-taxation; urges the Member States to adopt public country-by-country reporting to ensure transparency as to where companies create value, and to agree on a minimum corporate tax rate to put an end to the race to the bottom;
2018/11/05
Committee: ECON
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Recognises the potential of blockchain technology for financial services; warns however that the use of this technology for fundraising must be regulated to avoid excessive dumping vis- vis regulated financial markets, risks for investors as well as money laundering risks; in this regard, calls on the Commission to propose a regulatory framework for initial coin offerings (ICOs);
2018/11/05
Committee: ECON
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Notes that the European Commission made a legislative proposal to create PEPP (Pan-European Personal Pension Product) this year, which will be a private pension fund; highlights that this legislative proposal was initially inspired by the US financial services corporate giant BlackRock, the world's largest asset fund manager that built some two-thirds of its $6 trn empire on pensions, and proposed by the European Commission after significant lobbying efforts by BlackRock; sees also growing evidence that giant asset managers like Black Rock hamper competition in real markets and amongst corporates; requests the Commission to be particularly vigilant about the risks of dominant position in the market for private pension products;
2018/11/05
Committee: ECON
Amendment 189 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Encourages the Commission to be even more vocal on competition policies in international fora; believes that competition should be part of the negotiations between the EU and third countries and that the best way to improve competition rules and practices worldwide is to engage in fair and transparent discussions;
2018/11/05
Committee: ECON