Activities of Ivo STREJČEK related to 2013/2025(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Preparations for the European Council meeting (22 May 2013) - Fight against tax fraud, tax evasion and tax havens - Annual tax report: how to free the EU potential for economic growth (debate)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the Annual Tax Report: how to free the EU potential for economic growth PDF (164 KB) DOC (91 KB)
Amendments (19)
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the EU economies have a rather modest outlook for economic growth in the near future;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas, because of the debt crisis, the Member States are facing the difficult challenge of having to balance their budgets and promote economic growth and job creation at the same time;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the debt crisis has led to a financial and economic crisis and, at the same time, to the gradual slow-down of the EU economyinternational financial crisis exacerbated the levels of debt and deficit in most Member States and led to an EU-wide economic and social crisis that continues to harm the potential for economic growth in the EU;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the impact of the crisis can be diminished with a tax policy that is compatible witheither aggravated or diminished with the choice of a particular tax policy, which raises question about the availability of resources to fulfil the aims of the EU 2020 strategy;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the need to restore the credibility of budgetary policyies, and reduce the sovereign debts, makes it necessary to reducefficiently use budget expenses, introduceswiftly implement structural reforms and, at the same time, to increase some taxes, taking care togear available resources to productive economic sectors while giveing priority to growth-oriented fiscal measures and where appropriate to those taxes that are levied more on consumption than on labour;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Underlines the improvements acquiredmade in the field of the coordination of tax policies, but points out that EU citizens and enterprises engaged in cross-border activities still face considerable costs and administrative burdens;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Member States to improve substantially their tax collection capacity, thereby generating additional resources to promote growth and jobs as laid down in EU 2020;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that besides ensuring compliance with the sustainable fiscal policies, in order to achieve economic balance it is necessary to implement growth-conducive measures such as viable tax reductions for both self- employed persons and small and medium- sized enterprises (SMEs);
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Whereas it is highly commendable for the EU and its Member States to actively fight tax fraud, tax evasion and aggressive tax planning to ensure due collection of tax from both companies and citizens;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Whereas Member States should share best practices and coordinate on anti- carousel fraud measures, for example in the mobile-phone and computer-hardware sectors;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Emphasises that a reliableclear, predictable, stable and transparent tax environment is an important reliable prerequisite for investment, growth and job creation; recommends, therefore, that Member States proceed carefully when introducing new taxes, ensuring that they are growth- friendly and that the citizens and the business sector hasve sufficient time to prepare itselfthemselves before the new fiscal measures enter into force;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Notes that economic growth is basically generated by three factors: labour, capital and technological progress, and that taxation policy should be adjusted to these factors in the short, medium and long term; stresses therefore the importance of concerted decision-making to this aim;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Assumes that tax increases in certain domains such as tobacco products could have some positive effects by channelling additional resources to the public health sector, and thus be beneficial to the citizens and the real economy;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. NotStresses that reducing taxes on research and development has benefits in the long termnot only short-term benefits such as to stimulate job creation in a knowledge-driven sector and that, in the long term, this also enables to put to the market new taxable goods and services generating additional tax revenue for Member States;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Notes that is aConsiders that there is need to create a so- called intelligent and coordinated EU- wide ‘'tax-snake’' system, which rather than, harmonising the different national tax systems coordinates them in a way that takes account of the cuts and increases made within each system;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Notes that for the functioning of such a system, the framework of the European Semester would be adequate, since – in tandem with other specific macroeconomic measures – it could keep good record of the various tax policies of the different Member States, taking fully into account the basicgeneral economic background,forecast as well as fundamentals and future perspectives of the Member States concerned;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Emphasises that in countries where labour costs are high relative to productivity, and where the creation of jobs is therefore hindered, possible measures to reduce these costs or increase productivity could be examined; invites in this regard both Member States and the Commission to cooperate on selected pilot projects to reduce the costs of vital economic inputs such as energy;
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. WelcomNotes the Commission's initiative regarding the elaboration of a single guide for the calculation of corporate taxes and insists on the need to respect Member States sovereign right to decide on their respective tax rates;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20