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"Madam President, it is assumed by the European Union that an increase in VAT rates in Member States will translate into an improved budgetary intake. The reality, however, may prove to be quite different. Our part-session lasts for 22 hours. According to the Federation of Small Businesses, during this short part-session in Brussels, small and medium-sized enterprises will have spent over 23 million hours fulfilling their administrative and tax obligations. Four thousand three hundred small, mainly family-run businesses will have closed and around 19 000 people will have lost their jobs. These are only some of the facts associated with excessive administrative and tax burdens within the EU.
For this reason, adopting harmonised VAT rates for similar types of goods regardless of whether they are purchased online or offline seems an appropriate solution. We cannot agree, however, to the harmonisation of VAT in all the Member States. It is a basic principle that each country should determine its own fiscal policies. We can only support the adoption of rules by which consumption and not production of goods is taxed, as well as support adoption of the lowest possible rates of VAT."@en1
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