Activities of Ramon TREMOSA i BALCELLS related to 2010/0374(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
System of national and regional accounts (debate)
Amendments (14)
Amendment 24 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The Commission should play a part in the monitoring of the economies of the Member States and the Member States' regions, and of EMU and should, in particular, report regularly to the Council on the progress made by the Member States and Member States' regions which have fiscal and legislative powers in fulfilling their obligations under EMU.
Amendment 25 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) The Commission should use aggregates of national and regional accounts for Union administrative purposes and, in particular, budgetary calculations.
Amendment 31 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) In accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 May 2003 on the establishment of a common classification of territorial units for statistics (NUTS), all Member States' statistics transmitted to the Commission which are broken down by territorial units are to use the NUTS classification. Consequently, in order to establish comparable regional statistics, the territorial units should be defined in accordance with the NUTS classification. The NUTS classification is to be updated before the entry in force of this Regulation.
Amendment 32 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) The importance of regional accounts in Member States with autonomous or regional governments is recognised, as well as the need to increase transparency at a regional level. Further investigation should be carried out into the feasibility of data being collected by Eurostat at NUTS level 2, by means of a detailed cost-benefit analysis.
Amendment 34 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) A task force has been set up to further examine the issue of the treatment of financial intermediation services indirectly measured (Fisim) in national and regional accounts. Taking into consideration the findings of the task force, it may be necessary to amend the methodology for the calculation and allocation of Fisim, by means of a delegated act before the end of 2012, in order to provide more reliable results.
Amendment 41 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15 a (new)
Recital 15 a (new)
(15a) The framework for analysis and policy in Annex A shall include interdependences between regions in the analysis of the interdependences between the economies of the Member States.
Amendment 42 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15 b (new)
Recital 15 b (new)
(15b) Annex A shall include: regional territorialisation of central government expenditure; data on regional fiscal imbalances (using monetary flow method) for those regions of NUTS level 1 and 2 with fiscal and legislative powers, and Regional data on ratio between public and private capital stock.
Amendment 44 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) Since the implementation of this Regulation might require major adaptations in the national statistical systems, derogations may be granted by the Commission to Member States; such derogations will be applied only to Member States where such adaptations are not affordable for their budget.
Amendment 45 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) a methodology (Annex A) on common standards, definitions, classifications and accounting rules that shall be used for compiling accounts and tables on comparable bases for the purposes of the Union, together with results as required by Article 3; Annex A shall be modified by the Commission in order to introduce the necessary additional requirements and factors for economic analysis;
Amendment 49 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 4
Article 2 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall carry out the calculation and allocation of financial intermediation services indirectly measured (Fisim) in national and regional accounts in accordance with the methodology described in Annex A. The Commission may lay down before the end of 2012, by means of delegated acts in accordance with Articles 7, 8 and 9, a methodology for the calculation and allocation of Fisim.
Amendment 57 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex A – chapter 1 – point 1.18 – paragraph b – point 3 a (new)
Annex A – chapter 1 – point 1.18 – paragraph b – point 3 a (new)
(3a) Regional territorialisation of central government expenditure;
Amendment 58 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex A – chapter 1 – point 1.18 – paragraph b – point 3 b (new)
Annex A – chapter 1 – point 1.18 – paragraph b – point 3 b (new)
(3b) Regional data on ratio between public and private equity shares;
Amendment 59 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex A – chapter 1 – point 1.18 – paragraph d – point 2
Annex A – chapter 1 – point 1.18 – paragraph d – point 2
(2) The analysis of the interdependenciese between the economies of the EU, taking into account Member States and their regions, particularly where those regions have legislative and fiscal powers;
Amendment 60 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex A – chapter 1 – point 1.18 – paragraph d – point 4 a (new)
Annex A – chapter 1 – point 1.18 – paragraph d – point 4 a (new)
(4a) Data on regional fiscal imbalances (using monetary flow method) for those regions of NUTS level 1 and 2 with fiscal and legislative powers.