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dcterms:Date	"2011-10-13"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:The future of VAT (debate)2
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lpv:document identification number	"en.20111013.3.4-046-000"2
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lpv:speaker	lp:David Casa2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 substitute; ECON (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 member; EMPL (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 member; EPP (2009-07-14--2013-05-21)3 unknown; Partit Nazzjonalista (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 member; Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3
lpv:translated text	"Madam President, first of all, I would like to thank all my colleagues for their contribution and for the support they have given me now and which they apparently will extend to me in the future, at least when we come to vote later on. I appreciate all the comments made about details in the report, including, for example, an agreement on a general reduction of administrative costs especially for SMEs, which are basically at the forefront of the European economy and which are currently suffering the most due to the complicated system we have in place at the moment. There are a number of proposals for changes which can be implemented immediately without major modifications to the present system. I hope at least that the Commission will take note of what we are suggesting, where, for example, the report calls on the Commission to prepare a template for invoices that is linguistically neutral. This could solve the current issue and could be implemented in the form of a system of grids based on corresponding numbers that add up, or rather harmonise, the input of data. This could therefore eliminate the problem of translation. This report also calls on the Commission to prepare a maximum set of VAT obligations. This would mean that countries already using an efficient system would not need to impose further obligations on businesses. On the other hand, businesses would have a guarantee that a list of obligations which can be imposed by Member States already exists. Business thrives under calm and stable conditions and, with this in mind, we have suggested that, when possible, especially on non-controversial issues, regulations should be used instead of directives. This increases the uniformity of interpretation and implementation of VAT legislation. I conclude, Madam President, by thanking all those involved, the rapporteurs of the other committees, as well as the staff at the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. I have every confidence that this report will receive the strong support that is required when we vote on it later today, and that we, as a Parliament, will send a strong message to the Commission concerning the future of VAT that we hope is taken into consideration."@en1
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