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Ladies and gentlemen, I am delighted that we are at last addressing here in this House the issue of broadening the scope of reductions in Member States’ VAT rates on a whole range of goods and services.
The text that the European Commission presented on 28 January 2009 proposed applying a reduced VAT rate to several categories of activity, particularly the catering industry.
It is a measure that I have been wanting and for which I have been calling for a number of years. After years of inaction, I hope that Member States can at last agree on this measure.
The European Commission’s proposal follows the German declaration of 20 January, stating that it was no longer opposed to the introduction of a reduced rate in this sector. This coincidence gives us cause to hope for significant changes.
In this time of crisis, I think that if a measure of this kind came into effect, it would make it possible to increase workers’ salaries in this sector, and would give restaurant owners the opportunity to recruit more staff.
The text on which we are voting today must send a strong signal to that effect.
Thank you for your attention."@en1
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