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"Mr President, it would not hurt if the European Parliament set a good example, for once, and defended the principle that the European Union should cut its coat according to its cloth. At a time when everyone is having to save and when our citizens are having to tighten their belts, arguing for a substantial increase in the EU budget is sending out totally the wrong message. The EU is just seizing new powers for itself and wants more money to that end. Well then, there are plenty of opportunities for making serious savings. According to the European Court of Auditors, the financial impact of irregularities in the agricultural policy accounts for 2-5% of the spending on agriculture. The financial margin of error for regional funds is more than 5%, which therefore exceeds the two most important expenditure items in the budget. We therefore need better control of how funds are spent and more stringent sanctions for erroneous, unlawful and fraudulent use. Instead of just urging an increase in revenue all the time, Parliament should also discuss savings every so often. A direct EU tax, which is what the Commission wants, is unacceptable for several reasons. It is yet another step towards a European superstate, it will inevitably lead to ever more spending and it will also inevitably lead – as, indeed, Commissioner Lewandowski has admitted – to an increase in the overall tax burden of net contributors, which will just not sell at the moment."@en1
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