8 Amendments of Jan HUITEMA related to 2017/2053(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on the Commission to define clear and strict priorities as less money will be available as a result of Brexit; calls on the Commission to economise as well: an increase of funding for one policy area, should logically lead to a decrease of funding for another;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points out that the report of the High Level Group on Own Resources (HLGOR) put forward new proposals, including reforming the VAT own resource and the EU emissions trading system, a CO2 levy, transport taxation, electricity taxation and revenues deriving from the digital single market; emphasises that the introduction of new ORs could lead to greater policy coherencedistortion between the revenue and expenditure sides of the budget, as the EU is not economizing while the budget is likely to decrease due to Brexit;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Invites all parties to draw the appropriate conclusions from the HLGOR’s report and to analyse the feasibility of the recommendations to help make the Union budget more stable, simple, autonomous, fair and predictable;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Points out that these new forms of ORs are postponing the urgency to economise and define the EU's priorities;
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses the CAP's added value in supporting the agricultural sector, but acknowledges the need for a reform of the CAP to stimulate innovation, competitiveness and sustainability; Stresses that the CAP should not be seen as an instrument to support social policy as social policy is national competence;
Amendment 63 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Stresses the need to make better use of existing financial instruments such as the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) and the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD), instead of generating new resources;