Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2005-12-01-Speech-4-013"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2005-12-01"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Common system of VAT - VAT refunds - VAT applied to highly labour-intensive services2
dcterms:Language	"lt"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20051201.3.4-013"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2005-12-01-Speech-4-0142
lpv:speaker	lp:Margarita Starkevičiūtė2
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Liberalų ir centro sąjunga (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 substitute; BUDG (2004-07-22--2007-01-14)3 member; ECON (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 member; ALDE (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation for relations with Japan (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with Iran (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3 member; CONT (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	". I would also like to express my gratitude to my colleague Mr Becsey for his work in connection with the value-added tax issue and the related documents. Today we are discussing a tax with pan-European significance. Although the European Union does not share a common fiscal policy, the value-added tax is a key source of funding for the European Union’s budget. It was as early as 1977, upon adoption of the sixth value-added tax directive, that attempts were made to create, in a general sense, a common value-added tax base in order to ensure the stability of payments into the European Union’s budget. The work in this area has yielded significant results; however, the current system of VAT rates still foresees exceptions in the form of considerably lower VAT rates applied to certain goods and services. Moreover, the issue is not only of the specific products subject to these VAT rates in different Member States but also the varying terms of validity of these exceptions. Such a complicated system poses problems of forecasting long-term budget flows and also creates potentially different conditions under which Members States would apply the provisions of the VAT directive. Therefore, I would like to propose and support those proposals, that the European Commission review and draft a common list of goods and services that would be subject to lower rates; in addition, the Commission should evaluate the macroeconomic impact on and experiences of different countries in order to ensure that the list is valid in the long term rather than being temporary, unless otherwise specified by mutual agreement. The introduction of a common list would help avoid the flawed practice on the part of some countries of applying lower rates as exceptions, while other countries cannot apply such rates. A common list would also undoubtedly ensure the stability of inflows into the European Union’s budget, as it would facilitate the forecasting of long-term financial flows."@en1

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