Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2002-03-14-Speech-4-150"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2002-03-14"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Vote2
dcterms:Language	"fr"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20020314.6.4-150"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2002-03-14-Speech-4-1512
lpv:speaker	lp:Thierry de La Perriere2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Delegation to the EU-Armenia, EU-Azerbaijan and EU-Georgia Parliamentary Cooperation Committees (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy (2002-01-17--2003-03-10)3 unknown; Mouvement pour la France (2000-11-23--2004-07-19)3 member; NA (2001-01-31--2004-07-19)3 member; Committee on Culture, Youth, Education, the Media and Sport (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	". From the outset, the title of this report clearly expresses its objective: to provide the EU with a harmonised taxation policy. It is disconcerting, therefore, that the Della Vedova report begins by making a sort of semi-sincere confession that tax policy must remain within the exclusive competence of the Member States whilst the rest of the text goes on to advise how the Union can go about acquiring the same prerogative. It is true that we have had a close shave. The text that was voted for in committee was a vast improvement on the proposal of the rapporteur, who perceived a European tax to be an opportunity to reaffirm the federal principle of European integration. The majority of Members of this House thought it was more prudent to delete this excess candour and replace it with a text which, in the end, hides behind a certain type of liberalism, recommending lower taxes before eventually demanding moving to the use of taxation policy instruments that are controlled by Community authorities, the Commission and Parliament itself. By inching its way along as usual, the House is making progress, admittedly, but in much the same way as a crab. And we have still only made half as much progress as we intended. The proposals regarding VAT are not bold enough. We should have, on the one hand, reaffirmed that each nation is sovereign in this area and, on the other hand, made broader proposals than those which aim to make NGOs exempt from paying VAT and to include, for example, all the cultural events staged by non profit-making associations. A report that clearly stated that tax policy is a matter for each nation and which recommended improved coordination between the Member States in this area would have received my vote. Unfortunately, the report contains nothing of this nature."@en1

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