Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2014-04-16-Speech-3-872-000"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2014-04-16"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Traditional, VAT- and GNI based own resources and measures to meet cash requirements - Implementing measures for the system of own resources - System of own resources - Implementing measures for the system of own resources (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20140416.95.3-872-000"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2014-04-16-Speech-3-873-0002
lpv:speaker	lp:Andrew Henry William Brons2
lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, ‘own resources’ is a rather misleading euphemism. The EU has only the resources of its Member States, so their populations pay taxes perhaps more directly to the EU instead of through the treasuries of Member States. One of the purposes might be to disguise which countries are net contributors and which are net recipients, thus obviating the necessity for rebates and correction mechanisms and replacing them by a series of lump-sum payments over the next six years. You also remove from potentially rebellious Member States the power to threaten to withhold contributions from the EU. There is also a symbolic – or perhaps a psychological – significance of people paying taxes directly to the EU. It sends a subliminal message to taxpayers that the EU has the status of a state. How will own resources be enforced? By using officials and judges employed by Member States? Or perhaps new EU tax officials and courts will emerge, as though from nowhere."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	member; NA (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 member; Delegation for relations with Australia and New Zealand (2013-10-09--2014-06-30)3 substitute; LIBE (2012-01-19--2014-06-30)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with the Mashreq countries (2013-07-09--2014-06-30)3 member; AFCO (2012-01-19--2014-06-30)3 unknown; British Democratic Party (2013-02-09--2014-06-30)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Andrew Henry William Brons (NI ). -"1
lpv:videoURI	<go to Events_and_structure europarl>2

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