Finansinių sandorių mokestis turi būti taikomas kuo didesniam skaičiui sandorių ir subjektų, o jo vengti turi būti nepelninga. Tai sakoma trečiadienį priimtoje Europos Parlamento rezoliucijoje. Jei nebūtų pasiekta vieningos ES valstybių paramos šiam mokesčiui, jis turėtų būti įvestas jį remiančiose šalyse, mano europarlamentarai.

The Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee took a unanimous stand on the latest bank capital requirements legislation on Monday 14 May. The vote gives Parliament's negotiators, led by rapporteur Othmar Karas (EPP, AT), a strong hand in pushing its reform agenda with Member States.

The European Commission should have more control over fiscal policy in EU Member States, but not the free rein it asked for, says the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee in texts, voted on Monday, stating a position on the economic governance "two pack". This increased power must be democratically controlled and serve to spur economic growth, MEPs say.

Bank capital requirements must be strengthened to make banks more risk-resilient and the risk weighting of loans to small firms must be reduced to facilitate lending to the real economy, said Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee MEPs in a vote on Monday. Bankers' bonuses must not exceed their fixed pay, they added.

Investor protection, better organisation of markets, new trading platforms and algorithmic trading emerged as the key issues for MEPs in draft financial market legislation discussed in the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee on Wednesday.

The proposed financial transaction tax should be better designed to capture more traders and to make evading it unprofitable, says a resolution adopted on Wednesday by the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee. The resolution also says the tax should go ahead even if only some Member States opt for it.

The Eurozone still faces "the most difficult phase of the process", but growth fuelled by foreign demand and European Central Bank action will be forthcoming, ECB President Mario Draghi assured Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee MEPs on Wednesday. MEPs wanted to know where funds pumped into the system by the ECB were going, and urged it to more flexible so as to promote growth.

Ketvirtadienį dauguma europarlamentarų nepritarė Europos Komisijos siūlomam mokestinio neutralumo principui, siekdami dyzelinui išlaikyti mokestinius pranašumus benzino atžvilgiu. Europos Komisija, apeliuodama į kovos su klimato kaitos padariniais tikslus, nori, kad ilgainiui šis pranašumas būtų panaikintas.

Ketvirtadienį priimtoje rezoliucijoje Europos Parlamentas ragina nustatyti privalomą bendrą konsoliduotą įmonių pelno mokesčio bazę. Europos Komisija yra pasiūliusi savanorišką sistemą. Galutinį sprendimą priims ES Taryba.

Tax systems should be made more effective and efficient and backed by better collection and more intensive efforts to combat tax fraud and evasion, say MEPs in a resolution adopted on Thursday by 538 votes in favour to 73 against and 32 abstentions.