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"Madam President, Commissioner, first of all, I would like to thank the rapporteur for the outstanding job he has done in addressing an aspect of economic policy where harmonisation and at least a minimum degree of coordination is indispensable in order to ensure a well-functioning and competitive EU economy. When VAT was introduced 40 years ago, it met the needs of the economy of the time. Since then, however, it has undergone numerous modifications, so-called modernisation, which, let us be frank, made the system increasingly complicated. It put unnecessary burdens on both taxpayers and tax authorities and, at the same time, acted as an impediment to the creation of an integrated EU market. Its many weak points made it vulnerable.
As a result it lent itself to tax fraud and tax evasion, causing a considerable loss of tax income amounting to hundreds of billions. At the same time, VAT must be recognised as a very important source of budgetary income that enables us to finance our welfare systems. Nevertheless, I am of the opinion that we do need both exceptions and exemptions, but we must assess very carefully where we can allow exemptions and exceptions without distorting competition in future. I welcome the report’s objective to strengthen action against fraud, as well as the simplification of administrative procedures. Another aspect I support and consider important is ensuring transparency and traceability of the system, in particular, when it comes to cross-border activities.
However, I also find it important to note that it would be a good idea to forget about the categories of ‘within national borders’ and ‘within the European Union’. These categories are, in fact, obstacles to the integrated internal market of the EU. I also find Data Warehouse Models to be useful. I believe that we need to introduce what has already proven its worth in Member States and truly results in a budgetary surplus. Once again, I would like to congratulate the rapporteur and thank him for considering my motion for amendment."@en1
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