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Thank you, ladies and gentlemen. I would like to thank Mr Becsey for his report and all the speakers for their interventions. My thanks also go to the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs for their contribution to our joint work. I am delighted that, on the whole, Parliament supports the Commission’s proposal.
Unfortunately, I am unable to support the amendments that have been tabled. This is not due to any fundamental reasons of principle, and certainly not because I question the good intentions underlying the proposed amendments. I am unable to support them simply because in fact they are unjustified and superfluous, since on the one hand they repeat solutions already contained in the proposal, and on the other, they are concerned with pointless details. In the case of some of the proposed amendments, I am unable to accept them because they refer to periods of time or deadlines that are too long in view of the capabilities of the electronic tax declaration system.
I would particularly like to draw attention to Amendment 9, proposing a minimum VAT exemption threshold of EUR 50 000 for small and medium enterprises. This would be an excessive increase, and would distort competition. As regards the assumption underlying Amendment 10, that the directive could have adverse budgetary implications for Member States and businesses, it is the Commission’s opinion that this danger does not exist, since the proposal does not change the regulations on taxation, it merely simplifies them.
I would like to emphasise particularly the importance of ensuring the rapid entry into force of this proposal: as Mr Becsey stated in his report and other speakers, too, have pointed out, this directive would greatly simplify the activities of cross-border businesses, enhance competitiveness, and help to boost growth and create jobs. In other words, it will help to achieve the Lisbon objectives.
I sincerely hope that the plenary sitting of the European Parliament this week will adopt the Commission’s proposal. I am also hopeful that the decision of the European Parliament will have a favourable influence on the Council’s position."@en1
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