Activities of Hannu TAKKULA related to 2010/2088(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament: GDP and beyond - Measuring progress in a changing world
Amendments (4)
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. having regard to the urgent need to launch a debate on the benefits and limitations of GDP as a yardstick for measuring and evaluating the success of economic policy and, by association, the wellbeing of societies,
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas using GDP ais a useful measure of macroeconomic activity tends to mean ignoring, it cannot alone encompass the non-market aspects, and it is therefore not a suitable means of measuring social wellbeingeeds to be complemented by other social measurements,
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses the need to develop indicators which can complement GDP and have as their objective the provision of more exhaustive information to support political decisions, notably where they incorporate such factors as the social and environmental dimensions, macroeconomic imbalances, development, quality of life, public health, demographic trends, research, social equality and the level of employment;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Points out that if the Union fulfils itRecognises the Union's objectives in terms of energy efficiency and, energy saving and the fight against climate change, GDP will fall, and therefore believes it is essential that the new indicators should take account of those aspects and give them their and how this may have a negative impact on the significance of GDP, and therefore believes that whilst economic growth is fundamental to society's wellbeing, it is essential that alternative indicators are also given due weight.