Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2008-09-25-Speech-4-150"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2008-09-25"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Explanations of vote2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20080925.17.4-150"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2008-09-25-Speech-4-1512
lpv:speaker	lp:Peter Skinner2
lpv:spoken text	"The EPLP believes that the upgrading of VAT requirements for financial services has been long overdue. The rapporteur has shown great diligence in his application to this task. We believe his approach has been very sympathetic to the issue of passing on costs to consumers and that he understands the problems that could be faced. We are uncertain how some points can be properly managed at a practical level – in particular, on the discretion for companies to be allowed to apply VAT. So we have reservations which could not be expressed in the particular amendments, because it was an ‘en bloc’ vote 1-28. The EPLP support the rapporteur but would have voted against Amendments 6 and 21. I would personally like to thank Joseph Muscat for his work on this report and others and for his collegiate attitude in the European Parliament. I hope his career goes from strength to strength and that we can welcome him back as a future prime minister of Malta very soon."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	member; Delegation for relations with the United States (2007-03-14--2009-07-13)3 unknown; Labour Party (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; ECON (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 substitute; ITRE (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with Switzerland, Iceland and Norway and to the European Economic Area (EEA) Joint Parliamentary Committee (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 member; PES (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Peter Skinner (PSE ),"1 "in writing"1

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