Activities of Thomas HÄNDEL related to 2013/2025(INI)
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 (16)
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the EU economies have a rather modest outlook for economic growth, on account of the severe austerity policy, which is to the detriment especially of consumer spending in the Member States, as well as a lack of investment, the EU economies have no immediate prospect of recovery;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas, because of the debtfinancial crisis, the Member States are facing the difficult challenge of having to balance their budgets and promote economic growth at the same time;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the debt crisis has led to a financial and economicfinancial and economic crisis has led to a debt crisis and, at the same time, to the gradual slow-downsevere weakening of the EU economy;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the need to restore the credibility of budgetary policy, and reduce the sovereign debt, makes it necessary to reduce budget expenses, introduce structural reforms and, at the same time, to increase budget receipts, and thus some taxes, taking care to give priority to growth-oriented fiscal measures and to those taxes that are levied more on consumption than on labourprogressive in structure and are levied more on income and assets;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Points out, however, that a coordinated European floor rate for the taxation of profits, income and assets constitutes no impediment in this regard;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that the optimal design of tax systems may depend on numerous factors and may differs therefore from country to country;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that besidese importance of 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.e. fiscal policies that adequately reflect burdens on society, in order to achieve economic balance;
Amendment 83 #
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;(Does not affect English version.)
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Notes that taxation policy could operate in a new way based on a two-step model, designed with the aim of boosting the economy and creating new demands in the long term, whereby the first step would consist of tax reductions on export- oriented activities, and the second step of tax adjustments that stimulate job creationappropriate tax restructuring for environmentally and socially sustainable activities, and the second step of tax adjustments to promote social justice, i.e. the redistribution, via the tax system, of income and assets for the benefit of those currently disadvantaged;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Acknowledges that broadening already existing tax bases, rather thanas well as increasing tax rates or introducing new taxes, could generate further incomes for the Member States;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Recalls that tax cutincreases should be based on a solid and carefully planned fiscal policy, accompanied by measures aimed at increasing growth and employment;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Notes that is a need to create a so- called intelligent and coordinated EU- wide ‘tax-snake’ system, which raththere is a need in the long term than,o harmonisinge the different national tax systems coordinates them in a way that takes account of the cuts and increases made within each systemin order to counter tax avoidance and aggressive tax planning;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Notes that for the functioning of such a system, the framework of thean adjusted European Semester framework 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 basic economic background, fundamentals and future perspectives of the Member States concerned;
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17