Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2003-12-03-Speech-3-188"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2003-12-03"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Reduced rates of VAT2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20031203.15.3-188"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2003-12-03-Speech-3-1892
lpv:speaker	lp:Johannes Blokland2
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; ChristenUnie - Staatkundig Gereformeerde Parti (2002-03-18--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation to the European Economic Area Joint Parliamentary Committee (EEA) (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 member; ECON (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 vice-chair; Delegation to the EU-Slovak Republic Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-02-07--2004-04-30)3 co-chair; EDD (2001-01-30--2004-07-19)3 member; Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, a three-year experiment for the application of reduced rates of VAT on labour-intensive services is short, too short, in my view, and certainly too short if we factor in the economic climate that has seen more downward than upward movement over the past three years. You too, Commissioner, know that in those circumstances, it is difficult to establish the longer-term effect of reduced VAT on employment. Added to this is the fact that we are bombarding each other with various research reports that make conflicting claims about the impact on employment. In short, it is high time that the Commission adopted the Council’s unanimous verdict and continued the experiment. Mr Bolkestein, surely you will have to agree with me that in times of virtual economic stagnation it is unwise to increase VAT?"@en1

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