Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2000-07-03-Speech-1-083"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2000-07-03"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:European Council/Portuguese presidency2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20000703.6.1-083"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2000-07-03-Speech-1-0842
lpv:speaker	lp:Marianne Thyssen2
lpv:spokenAs	member_of_the_bureau; EPP-ED (1999-10-12--2004-07-19)3,3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Poland Joint Parliamentary Committee (1999-10-08--2002-01-14)3,3 substitute; Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3,3 member; Delegation for relations with Canada (1999-10-06--2002-01-14)3,3 unknown; Christelijke Volkspartij (1999-07-20--2001-09-30)3,3 member; ECON (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3,3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, first and foremost I would like, during my short intervention, to concur with Mrs Peijs, whose concern about an efficient SME policy I have shared fully for many years. Furthermore, I would like to focus on what passes for a decision on the taxation package. I see from the conclusions that the European Council has approved an ECOFIN report, the statement in the Council minutes and the agreement and principles of the fiscal package itself. That is quite a mouthful but there is still a lack of substance as far as I can see, and I am convinced we are being short-changed. I have the feeling that every pertinent question goes unanswered and that, unfortunately, this does nothing for Europe’s credibility. After all, the people will not even know after this European Council whether there is actually to be a European system governing income from savings, or whether it will be put on the back burner so as to be rid of this annoying dossier. It may well be that a timeframe has been agreed, but each stage is absolutely beset with conditions. Nor do people know if banking secrecy is to be abolished, or whether any progress will be made in the implementation of the other elements of the fiscal package. Mr President, knowing as I do that the Council presidency has gone to enormous lengths to make something of the aforementioned fiscal package, I would appreciate it if the President-in-Office of the Council could respond to two questions that I have. Firstly, is the taxation of savings merely to be postponed or is there a chance of it actually being abandoned? Secondly, would you not agree that as long as the unanimity ruling applies to fiscal decision making, it will be impossible to make the internal market a reality where the tax system is concerned?"@en1

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