Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2008-03-13-Speech-4-099"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2008-03-13"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Explanations of vote2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20080313.13.4-099"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2008-03-13-Speech-4-1002
lpv:speaker	lp:Syed Kamall2
lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, I would like to echo the comments of my colleague in thanking you, the staff and the interpreters for your kind patience as we seek to deliver these explanations of vote, which at times may be rather entertaining and at times rather boring for you. I understand that. But that is the great contrast in this place. Now, let us talk about tax competition. We talk about creating the world’s largest single market here, and we talk about making the EU the most competitive economy in the world, and we talk about the world competition, yet what do we do when it comes to tax competition? Well, as it actually says in the explanatory statement, the best way to address the problem of competition would be through full harmonisation. So here we are, seeing competition as a problem, while at the same time talking about the need for a more competitive economy. This should not be a competence of the EU. It is a competence of Member States, and we should leave it as such, because the best way to ensure a competitive economy is to make sure that we have tax competition, not harmonisation."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	member; EPP-ED (2005-05-12--2009-07-13)3,3 unknown; Conservative and Unionist Party (2005-05-12--2009-07-13)3,3 member; IMCO (2008-02-18--2008-05-18)3,3 substitute; Delegation for relations with Canada (2007-03-14--2008-04-06)3,3 substitute; LIBE (2007-01-31--2008-06-03)3,3 member; INTA (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3,3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Syed Kamall (PPE-DE ). –"1

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