Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2005-12-01-Speech-4-034"
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"The European Union has made employment its priority and yet it is unable to make a decision regarding the application of the reduced VAT rate in labour-intensive sectors.
As a result of the Council continually blocking this decision, it is impossible today to modify in the Member States the list of sectors able to benefit from the reduced rate. Rushing to renew a Council decision year after year is not a responsible way of approaching matters. The legal and economic uncertainty hanging over these sectors of activity is no longer acceptable.
In the buildings and public works sector, the reduced rate applied to renovation works has enabled thousands of small businesses, which are most affected by this measure, to increase their activity and to recruit workers.
In the home care services sector, this reduced rate has made it possible to reduce the amount of illegal work and to improve recruitment conditions.
As regards the catering sector, which is an important source of jobs in Europe, there is no doubt that the application of the reduced VAT rate will produce the same advantageous effects in the Member States seeking to apply this measure.
I therefore call on the Council to assume its responsibilities and to reach an agreement that makes it possible to free the potential for job creation in labour-intensive sectors."@en1
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