Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2002-06-12-Speech-3-272"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2002-06-12"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:AIEM tax applicable in the Canary Islands2
dcterms:Language	"pt"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20020612.6.3-272"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2002-06-12-Speech-3-2732
lpv:speaker	lp:Paulo Casaca2
lpv:spokenAs	vice-chair; CONT (2002-01-22--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation for relations with Switzerland, Iceland and Norway (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Partido Socialista (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; PES (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 substitute; BUDG (2002-01-30--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Slovenia Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-02-07--2004-04-30)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, I too wish to congratulate Mr Marques on the excellent work he has carried out here, not least with regard to the clear distinction he has made between the existence of the Canary Islands’ having their own tax arrangements as a right and the possibility of discrimination in favour of certain local products to boost their economic development. I also wish to welcome our fellow Members from the Canaries who are present and say that, speaking on behalf of the Azores, we stand shoulder to shoulder with you and that we fully support your objectives of achieving the most balanced possible form of development for the Canaries. Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, there is one thing we must understand: what we have here are not proposals for tax exemptions for some rich countries at the centre of Europe, such as Luxembourg, for example, which would seriously undermine the balance of the internal market, which would create economic imbalances, and even a concentration of economic activity that in fact benefits no one. What we have here are one-off measures intended to support industries and small-scale activities which would otherwise not survive. We cannot compare the survival of small rum producers in the Canaries with the situation of sugar in the European Union, which is a cartel providing massive profits for a industry that is highly protected and which the Commission is not able – or willing – to end. In fact, it is doing the opposite. We saw proof of this here only yesterday. I therefore call on all my fellow Members resolutely to support the proposal submitted by Sérgio Marques."@en1

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