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"Mr President, across our continent we see the state shrinking and being unable to fulfil its essential duties. Part of the reason for this is the failure of corporations to pay adequate tax to fund the very services that they use.
I congratulate the rapporteurs on this file for making concrete recommendations on public country-by-country reporting, tax havens and sanctions against EU companies using them. Today we are challenging the Commission to introduce these into law across the European Union to demonstrate that they will resist the power of corporate lobbying and act for the people of Europe.
What has been less encouraging is the way all groups, apart from the Greens, have had Members who have put national interest above our continent’s interest. This is deeply short-sighted, since the corporations are deliberately using these variable policies on tax and the self-interest of Member States to push us all into a race to the bottom that only they can win. We are supposed to be working together for fair taxation, not dividing along national lines. Competition should be in innovation and between companies, not between Member States competing to attract companies.
Finally, I would urge colleagues to support our amendment calling for a fund to protect whistle-blowers, using money clawed back from illegal sweetheart deals. The whistle-blowers have made our work possible and we should not allow them to be treated as criminals."@en1
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