Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2012-04-19-Speech-4-328-187"
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"en.20120419.15.4-328-187"2
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"I abstained in the final vote on Parliament’s consultative resolution on the CCCTB. I agree that cooperation among tax authorities can reduce costs and excessive administrative burdens for businesses operating cross-border within the EU (Amendment 1), that tax obstacles can be particularly severe for SMEs operating cross-border (Amendment 3) and that Member States should retain the power to adopt certain incentives for businesses (Amendment 9). However, I could not accept the clauses making the CCCTB compulsory and on moving towards the harmonisation of rates. Under the EU treaties, taxation is a matter of national competence where the principle of unanimity applies. Discussion on this issue has to have regard to the needs of geographically peripheral Member States whose prosperity and employment levels depend to a large extent on their capacity to attract foreign direct investment, particularly in the current very difficult economic circumstances. The Irish Government, like the governments of all Member States, is actively engaging in the detailed examination of this proposal because only in that way can we ensure that all of the arguments are debated in full."@en1
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