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We Swedish Social Democrats wish to account for our reasons for voting against the draft decision in the report on the Statute for Members of the European Parliament.
We cannot support the draft Statute, since our Amendment No 30 on national taxation has been rejected. For ourselves as Swedish Social Democrats, it is extremely important for us to be able to retain national tax, since that is the system to which we adhere and of which we make use. Joint funding via income tax is required for funding our common welfare policy. We therefore believe that Members of the European Parliament should pay national tax in their own countries. Elected political representatives should follow the same rules as everyone else.
Another key issue has been the way in which travel allowances are accounted for. We have demanded that the new rules be based upon open accounts that are easily accessible to public scrutiny. That is why we have worked for an open and fair system where allowances are concerned. At present, travel and other expenses are paid out on a flat-rate basis. We want to see a system in which refunds are made on the basis of actual costs.
We believe that salary levels too cause offence, since the new levels are very high."@en1
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