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"Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, given the significance of VAT as a source of income for the currently stretched national exchequers, any improvement in the current system is desirable. The VAT system is based on legal provisions adopted at EU level but applied by the individual Member States.
The primary guiding principle should be practical justiciability. The Commission’s Green Paper finds fault, above all, with the complexity of the existing system, which it criticises for failing to satisfy the requirements of a true internal market.
The regulatory framework clearly called for by our rapporteur, involving a broad based VAT system with as few exceptions as possible, seems to me to constitute a logical approach. Objectives include greater efficiency in collection and a sensible reduction in the follow-on costs for businesses. Adjustments in line with the requirements of the internal market must ensure the proper functioning of the taxation system.
In order to guarantee and increase tax revenue, the most effective approach, first and foremost, is an effective limiting of the opportunities to abuse the system. The hope remains that a disentanglement of the rules will lead to a somewhat more trouble-free implementation of future directives in the Member States. Finally, I would also like to add my thanks for a sound report."@en1
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