Activities of Nikolaos CHOUNTIS related to 2012/0205(CNS)
Plenary speeches (1)
Common system of value added tax and a quick reaction mechanism against VAT fraud (debate)
Amendments (1)
Amendment 9 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) Tax fraud in the field of value added tax (VAT) leads to considerable budget losses and affects the conditions of competition and thus the operation of the internal market. Specific sudden and massive forms of tax fraud have recently developed especially via the use of electronic means which facilitate rapid illegitimate trade on a large scale. , tax evasion and tax avoidance are a considerable drain on public finances, placing additional strain on budgets already affected by financial austerity measures. The EU must show great determination in combating tax fraud and in dealing with ‘professional tax dodgers’, who have now abandoned traditional commodity markets in favour of new sectors such as intangibles and online products. Specific sudden and massive forms of tax fraud have recently developed especially via the use of electronic means which facilitate rapid illegitimate trade on a large scale. Measures to combat tax fraud and tax evasion must be combined with a socially just and acceptable European fiscal policy designed to achieve growth and redistribution, defend the interests of EU Member States, taxpayers and workers and at the same time prevent recourse to socially unjust taxes.