2 Amendments of Daniël van der STOEP related to 2012/2285(INI)
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Emphasises in this context that tax evasion and avoidance represents a major risk for the EU public finances; stresses that an estimated EUR 1 trillion in public money is lost due to tax fraud and tax avoidance every year in the EU, which represents a rough yearly cost of EUR 2000 for every European citizen; points out that the average of the tax lost in Europe today exceeds the total amount that Member States spend on healthcare, and it amounts to more than four times the amount spent on education in the EU;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Considers, however, that the increase in cigarette smuggling is a direct result of the huge increase in excise duties on cigarettes in some Member States;