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8 Amendments of Alyn SMITH related to 2011/2271(INI)

Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas fiscal federalism inside Member States has been a great economic success when applied, with a relevant increase in tax self-responsibility both for the regions involved and the central government, and so the possibility to extend this policy to other regions in Europe should therefore be thoroughly studied;
2011/11/23
Committee: ECON
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that taxation is still a matter for national and in some cases regional sovereignty, and that the different structures of theses regions and Member States' (MS) tax systems should therefore be respected; notes that Treaty changes would be necessary in order for decision- making on tax policies to be transferred from the national to the EU level;
2011/11/23
Committee: ECON
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that MS with high deficits will have to increase tax revenues through higher taxes, pursue expenditure reductions, fight against tax fraud and increase public savings;
2011/11/23
Committee: ECON
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Believes that fiscal federalism is the best tool in order to achieve self- responsibility in the tax management at regional level and so entails a higher economic efficiency;
2011/11/23
Committee: ECON
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Believes that excessive deficits at the regional level are sometimes related to a lack of relation between tax revenue and tax expenditure, that at the same time impede the creation of the necessary environment to build a self-sustaining growth model;
2011/11/23
Committee: ECON
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to put forward proposals on corporate taxation, green and consumption taxation, avoidance of tax fraud, good governance and double taxation;
2011/11/23
Committee: ECON
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Acknowledges the fact that fiscal federalism gives incentives to regions to be responsible for their own resources and so can be a useful tool in order to fight against tax fraud;
2011/11/23
Committee: ECON
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 – introductory part
28. Calls on MS and regional authorities to
2011/11/23
Committee: ECON