Vores arbejde med skattespørgsmål
LuxLeaks, SwissLeaks og Panama Papers afslørede et ødelagt skattesystem, hvor store virksomheder og rige enkeltpersoner slipper af sted med at udnytte juridiske smuthuller, shoppe rundt efter de mest fordelagtige jurisdiktioner og gemme penge i offshore skattedumpingsteder. Denne tvivlsomme praksis skaber store uligheder i vores samfund og dræner de offentlige kasser.
Vi har været en drivende kraft bag en række undersøgelsesorganer i Europa-Parlamentet. Vi er stolte af, at det nye underudvalg om skat, som startede sit arbejde i september 2020, både vil være en vagthund og et folkeligt forum for skatteretfærdighed.
Læs mere om vores utrættelige kampagne for skatteretfærdighed:
Our priorities
Vi vil kæmpe for skatteretfærdighed ved at få finansboblen til at betale sin rimelige andel gennem en skat på finansielle transaktioner (FTT) og få forurenerne til at betale gennem grønne afgifter.
Vi vil bekæmpe skatteunddragelse og unfair konkurrence ved at presse på for en effektiv minimumsskattesats på 18 % og ved at kæmpe for en reform af EU's liste over skattely og af EU's politik for skadelig skattepraksis samt ved at tackle udfordringerne med fair skatter i en digital verden.
Vi vil sikre, at Europas skattesystem er klar til fremtiden ved at undersøge muligheden for at gå væk fra at beskatte arbejde og udvikle skattesystemer, der fremmer ligestilling mellem kønnene og en fair tilgang til formuebeskatning (herunder en europæisk ejendomsskat), og ved at bekæmpe voksende uligheder i indkomst og formue gennem progressive former for beskatning.
Taxation of the Financial Sector
At the beginning of the mandate, the European Commission announced plans to reform the tax framework for the financial sector. In the absence of an agreement on the financial transaction tax, and in view of the extraordinary profits that the sector has generated in recent years – largely due to interest rates policies – it is crucial to find solutions that will ensure a fair contribution from the financial sector.
Environmental Taxation
The current rules still exhibit significant inconsistencies, such as the fact that airlines are exempt from taxes on kerosene, while workers face additional taxes on their daily commutes. We must hold major polluters, like the maritime and aviation sectors, accountable and ensure they contribute their fair share. At the same time, we must ensure the support needed to boost ecological transport options.
The S&Ds will keep pushing for the reform of the Energy Taxation Directive to align energy product taxation with sustainability goals, promote clean technologies and eliminate outdated exemptions and reduced rates that currently incentivise the use of fossil fuels.
NO to National Tax Vetoes
We will continue to advocate for a high-level commitment to reform the way the EU makes tax decisions. There should be no room for national tax vetoes, such as those blocking efforts to address EU tax havens.
Despite the EU having an open market, the EU Treaties require EU finance ministers to decide unanimously on tax reforms at European level. This means that any single country, including EU tax havens, can block vital tax reforms – and they have done so in the past.
To make meaningful progress on tax justice at EU level, we must shift to qualified majority voting on certain tax-related issues. The European Commission should propose a clear roadmap to achieve this reform.
MEP'er involveret
S&D pressekontakt
