3 Amendments of Jürgen KLUTE related to 2010/2102(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
1a. Points out that good governance in tax matters cannot be exported or imposed from outside, and that it is up to each of the countries to decide its own tax policy. In that context, calls on the Commission and the national governments not to hamper, and to cooperate with, any countries which opt, consistently and fairly, for an increase in taxation that affects foreign undertakings present on their territory, particularly those operating in the fields of extraction of primary resources, which are an important source of wealth in developing countries.
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 – point 1 b (new)
1b. Points out that the decline in customs resources brought about in particular by Economic Partnership Agreements with the European Union is having a negative impact on the financial resources immediately available to developing countries. In that context, and to compensate for those losses, calls on the Commission to encourage developing countries, as part of any assistance given to improve their national tax systems, to give priority to progressive direct taxes over indirect taxes, particularly those levied on consumption, which, by nature, hit low-income population groups harder.
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
3a. Recognises that the qualitative and quantitative improvement in developing countries’ domestic revenue mobilisation will bear fruit over the long term. Calls on the European Union to maintain its offer of assistance in all its forms for as long as the developing countries consider it necessary for the financing of their own development.