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"Madam President, colleagues in this House may just have noticed that, yes, we do have a referendum coming up in the UK on our EU membership, and I must say when I meet people in my constituency, real people in the South-East of England, they want information. They want to know what the EU does, and they want to know why it might be better or worse for us to be part of a Union of 28 countries working together, or to be on our own.
I have to say it is hard to think of a more compelling case where collective action works than fighting tax evasion and aggressive tax avoidance. Tax dodging, just like pollution, climate change and international crime, does not respect borders. In fact it thrives in the mismatches that happen when countries do not speak to one another, when they do not cooperate and so helpful little loopholes emerge. We have to take a collaborative approach to tackling this problem if we are ever to succeed, and I am delighted that this is what is happening at EU level.
In its proposal for an Anti-Tax Avoidance Directive the Commission proposes to implement three of the OECD’s recommendations and has introduced a further three recommendations where the EU can and should go further. I welcome this ambition. It should set the templates for how we in the EU tackle tax dodging, leading the way internationally, and setting the example for other jurisdictions to follow.
The Commission’s original proposal was good, but my S&D colleague Hugues Bayet has made it even better, more ambitious in its scope and more precise in its definitions of key concepts where ambiguity only serves those who are looking to dodge tax. I am delighted to give Hugues’ report my support and I would urge finance ministers like George Osborne in Ecofin next week to take on board his recommendations and make the Anti-Tax Avoidance Directive as ambitious as possible. This is a good step forward and a clear indication that anyone who cares about tackling tax dodging should see that the UK is best placed to carry on the fight by staying in the European Union."@en1
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