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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2001-12-12"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Cross-border provision of occupational pensions2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20011212.10.3-287"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2001-12-12-Speech-3-2882
lpv:speaker	lp:Bartho Pronk2
lpv:spokenAs	member; EMPL (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 unknown; Christen Democratisch Appèl (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 substitute; BUDG (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Cyprus Joint Parliamentary Committee (1999-10-08--2002-01-14)3 member; EPP-ED (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegations to the parliamentary cooperation committees and delegations for relations with Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova (1999-12-09--2002-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	"I should like to thank the rapporteur warmly, not only in general, but also because she has indeed adopted significant sections of the opinion of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs. Member States apply different fiscal systems to occupational pensions in terms of taxation or tax exemption from contributions, investment income and capital gains of the pension institution and from pension payments. Eleven Member States use the EET system, three Member States an ETT system and two Member States a TEE system. If you read these abbreviations out in Dutch, it seems as if eleven Member States are constantly eating, two Member States are drinking tea non-stop, while three Member States are served a strange kind of intermediate course, and I have to say that, in my view, this strange intermediate course is sometimes rather underrated in the discussion. In my opinion, this is actually the most negative of the systems we have in Europe, because the tax office eats into it during the accumulation of a pension. This is, in fact, a true form of eating, and is possibly underestimated. People are too fixated on the differences between the two other systems. These differences in fiscal treatment may well lead to problems in labour mobility and mobility for the retired. Indeed, these differences could lead to the double taxation of migrant workers. Conversely, these differences could also lead to no taxation at all. Let it be clear that this contravenes the philosophy of the internal market. In addition, this situation adversely affects the flexibility of the labour market and undermines an important condition for the success of the monetary union. Something will therefore be done about this situation, and that is why we are also pleased with the communication. The rapporteur is right in noting that, due to unanimity requirements for decisions where taxation is concerned, we wait forever before anything changes. I would therefore urge the Commission to do something via the Court of Justice, so that Member States are forced to adapt to the realities of the internal market in one way or another and will no longer discriminate against those entitled to pensions."@en1

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