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"Madam President, the report includes measures to address and reduce red tape, but I have been unable to identify any strong political will to eliminate the problem of professional tax evaders, not so much in the report as in the Commission’s intentions. VAT fraud – as the report states – amounts to EUR 100 billion and VAT revenue in the order of 11% is being concealed.
However, my second comment, the most important comment by our group, is that these measures may consolidate the trend towards shifting taxation from direct to indirect taxes, meaning that the policy applied by the European Union will be to reduce direct taxes, to reduce corporation tax, and to reduce tax on multinationals and increase indirect taxes, in other words, VAT, on consumer goods. This increase will be paid for by our workers, together with other cuts, and will bring about an unfair system. Consequently, the future of a VAT system with such characteristics and the future of taxation policy in general are at odds with the future of a prosperous economic and social policy in the European Union."@en1
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