10 Amendments of Bilyana Ilieva RAEVA related to 2008/2035(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Encourages the Member States to continue further with tax and social security system reforms such as the introduction of a single flat tax rate, establishing a link between taxation and productivity, equal treatment of self- employed people and employees in relation to social security systems, tax exemptions for loans obtained from family, friends that are used as venture capital by starting entrepreneurs;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Member States to withdraw as swiftly as possible the transitional provisions limiting the mobility of workers from the new Member States, preferably by 2014, since those provisions encourage undeclared work;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises that Member States need to allocate more public funds and use the possibilities of Community funding (such as. the European Social Fund or the Progress programme) to raising public awareness on the; activities to raisks associated with undeclared work and on the positive effects of its conversion into legitimate employmente awareness should emphasise sanctions, costs, the risks of undeclared work and benefits of declared work, which is a concern consonant with the main objectives of the Lisbon Strategy for growth and employment.; invites the social partners to play an active role in that process;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Invites the Member States to consider sector-specific approaches when taking policy actions for the regularisation of undeclared work;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Invites the relevant national authorities to encourage the use of e- government and on-line registration and to exchange good practices with the aim of reducing the costs and complexity of registration and administrative procedures, for example, by reducing the number of tax forms, one-data entries, single payment fiches, one-stop shops, for business, and, in particular, for SMEs;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Calls for stronger enforcement of existing legislations and sanctions in the fight against undeclared work;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 d (new)
Paragraph 4 d (new)
4d. Invites the Commission to foster administrative cooperation and exchange of good practices in the fight against the informal economy at Community level; urges the Commission and the Member States to consider voluntary disclosure campaigns and societ- wide amnesties as effective measures, which allow hidden workers and enterprises to regularise their activities by exempting them from penalties and even offering reduced tax and social security contributions rebates for the non-declared periods;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Urges the Member states for more and better enforcement of the existing labour law and labour standards to combat undeclared work; Encourages a stronger role of the EU in promoting more and better cooperation and coordination between national labour and social inspectors;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Is of the opinion that simplifying or reducing administrative burdens and procedures, especially for small and medium-sized enterprises, could diminish the use of undeclared labour;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Expresses a demand for contractors to be held liable for any contributory or fiscal irregularities on the part of their subcontractors, should it emerge that they were aware or should have been aware of them;