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"I voted for the amendments and for those parts of the text that relate to taxing financial transactions. In fact, I voted for the principle of making financial institutions help to shoulder the cost of the recession, for which they are responsible, and to consolidate our public finances.
However, the problem with this report, which I voted against, is that its main aim, by way of innovation, is to create new taxes, managed, where possible, at European or global level, or at the very least with international bodies deciding who the beneficiaries will be and how the money will be used. Moreover, there is no guarantee that taxes on labour would be significantly reduced. Similarly, I can only oppose a carbon tax at every level, as it would invariably penalise the least well-off citizens, as seen with Mr Sarkozy’s unjust and unpopular project.
I also oppose the creation of a European agency responsible for issuing European bonds in order to pool public debt – this a real bonus for madmen paid for by people with more sense. Finally, I regret that, although the part devoted to development funding rightly castigates government corruption and tax havens, it is careful not to denounce the outrageous practices of multinational firms, and especially their use of transfer prices."@en1
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