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"Mr President, like Mrs Breyer I voted against this report. I also think that there is a lot of hypocrisy and double-speak in this House. As regards travel expenses, ever since I came here it has been an issue that has been raised by many people, especially people in my own group. The system should be changed. We need a system where we get back what we spend, but this should not be tied in with a lot of other matters.
There were some controversial proposals in the Rothley report, particularly as regards EU tax. As an Irish citizen, I find it hard to justify to my voters at home why I should be paying a different rate of tax to them or why I should be privileged to pay a lower tax. By tying the two together – salary and expenses – we are avoiding the fact that the system needs to be changed.
This issue is going to go on and on. The voters and the media in the various Member States will be highlighting it. It is questionable whether it is acceptable that a Member of this Parliament be paid more than, for example, the president of his own country, which could happen in certain cases.
The system needs to be reformed, and in such a way that we can take a credible stand and show that we are not getting extra privileges that our own voters are not entitled to."@en1
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