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"The EU’s internal market, with mobility of persons, services, goods and capital, is not fully functioning and there are still areas that need to be improved. EU citizens and businesses that are working and operating cross-border experience tax obstacles that are leading to significant barriers to growth and employment on the EU’s internal market, and these barriers must be removed for this reason. This is how to ensure a more competitive Europe that creates growth and employment.
The current economic and financial crisis has led, however, to a significant rise in public debt in Europe and, in this context, the automatic stabilisers of the welfare state remain more relevant than ever. Effective taxation is of fundamental importance for public authorities so that they can fulfil their tasks and obligations as well as citizens’ expectations. Sound fiscal consolidation, together with fairer and more targeted distribution of the tax burden, is necessary to ensure fiscal credibility, and the reduction of debt requires both expenditure restraint and tax increases, while growth-oriented tax changes must be given priority.
The question of tackling discriminatory tax rules in Member States that are in conflict with the fundamental freedoms guaranteed by the EU Treaties is also of key importance. I firmly believe that it is necessary to prevent tax avoidance and tax abuse and, likewise, to increase tax priority."@en1
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