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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2012-04-19"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Explanations of vote2
dcterms:Language	"lt"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20120419.15.4-377-000"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2012-04-19-Speech-4-377-1252
lpv:speaker	lp:Vilija Blinkevičiūtė2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; FEMM (2012-01-19--2014-06-30)3 member; S&D (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 vice-chair; Delegation to the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (2009-09-29--2014-06-30)3 member; EMPL (2012-01-19--2014-06-30)3 member; Delegation to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly (2009-10-07--2014-06-30)3 substitute; LIBE (2012-01-19--2014-06-30)3 unknown; Lietuvos socialdemokratų partija (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Kazakhstan, EU-Kyrgyzstan and EU-Uzbekistan Parliamentary Cooperation Committees, and for relations with Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Mongolia (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3
lpv:translated text	"− I voted in favour of this resolution because the problem of non-payment of tax is becoming increasingly acute in the European Union’s Member States. Estimates indicate that tax fraud and tax evasion cost the governments of the EU Member States a significant amount in uncollected revenues. This increases the deficit and debt levels of the Member States. It also reduces the funds available to boost public investment, growth and employment. Major problems also come about because tax fraud and tax evasion undermine citizens’ confidence in the fairness and legitimacy of tax collection. Countries participating in assistance programmes have, after stepping up tax collection and eliminating privileges in line with European Union’s proposals, seen many of their larger companies leave in order to benefit from tax privileges offered by other countries. Major improvements are therefore needed in the publicly available information on tax fraud and tax evasion in each Member State. EU Member States should review their tax systems with the aim of making them more effective and efficient, removing unjustified exemptions, broadening the tax base, shifting taxes away from labour, improving the efficiency of tax collection and tackling tax evasion It is also important to adopt European Union rules to prevent such forms of tax competition, which undermine the recovery strategies of the countries concerned. It would thus be possible to intensify the fight against tax fraud and tax evasion, including in relation to third countries."@en1

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