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Debate: State of play of the implementation of the own resources roadmap
Date: TUESDAY, 8 JUNE 2021
Speaker: Johannes Hahn
Language: EN

The introduction of new own resources, the second leg of the roadmap, would ensure that the Union budget has the means necessary to cover the repayment needs until 2058. Last July, the European Council identified three new own resources, which this Chamber endorsed and which were enshrined in the interinstitutional agreement of December last year. They will be based on the Emissions Trading System (ETS), on a carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) and on a digital levy.  The Commission is preparing a proposal for amending the own resources decision plan for adoption on the 14 July, together with a number of other initiatives to tackle the twin green and digital transition.  Let me briefly update you on our preparatory work for each of the three proposals. First, the revision of the ETS Directive will reflect the more ambitious commitments of the ‘Fit for 55’ package, offering a good pace for a new own resource. A minority share of the tax revenue should be devoted to the Union budget for the repayment of Next Generation EU, while leaving the larger share to Member States.  To accelerate the decarbonisation of our economies, it is key to increase our ambitions to reduce greenhouse gas emitting activities. The Commission is considering applying emission trading to other sectors, in line with the ‘polluter pays’ principle. At the same time, the fairness and political acceptability of such a measure will be duly taken into account. We need to avoid lower—income Member States and lower—income households carrying a disproportionate share of the financial and social impact. Second, the carbon border adjustment mechanism is also part of the climate package to be proposed in July. It will ensure that the price of imports mirrors the pricing of emissions for domestic products under the EU ETS. Hence, the CBAM will address the risk of carbon leakage and support an increased global ambition to fight climate change. As its revenue would be collected at the EU border, it’s a natural candidate for EU own resources.  Finally, regarding a levy on digital activities, we are carefully assessing the interaction of a levy on digital activities and the developments of the OECD work on Pillar One, which we support in view of reaching a global agreement imminently.  The successful outcome of the G7 Finance Ministers meetings brings us closer to an unprecedented global agreement on corporate tax reform, so we must seize the opportunity to expand this consensus to all members of the G20 and all countries involved in the OECD’s Inclusive Framework. The Commission will continue to contribute actively to these ongoing multilateral discussions.
Debate: State of play of the implementation of the own resources roadmap
Date: TUESDAY, 8 JUNE 2021
Speaker: José Manuel Fernandes
Political group: PPE
Country: Ireland
Language: PT

Isto não pode sobrecarregar as gerações futuras. Não podemos ter cortes nos programas nem nos fundos. Exige-se novas receitas para o orçamento com um princípio simples: quem não paga deve pagar, quem mais beneficia do mercado interno deve ser tributado. Aliás, defendemos uma tributação justa e uma concorrência leal. Por isso, é justo que os gigantes do digital contribuam e é justo, para além de contribuir para as políticas ambientais e globais da União Europeia à escala mundial, que haja um mercado, hoje chamado mercado de ajustamento de carbono nas fronteiras, e que se faça a revisão também das licenças de emissão.  Tudo isto está no acordo interinstitucional. Senhor Comissário, convém lê-lo, relê-lo, aplicá-lo e transmiti-lo também aos ministros de cada país. Termino dizendo que é também necessário que o diálogo estruturado seja cumprido, nomeadamente por parte da Comissão Europeia.
Debate: State of play of the implementation of the own resources roadmap
Date: TUESDAY, 8 JUNE 2021
Speaker: Eider Gardiazabal Rubial
Political group: S-D
Country: Romania
Language: ES

Primero, con el acuerdo del marco financiero, en el que establecimos una ruta para introducir nuevos recursos a nivel europeo. Luego, con el Plan de Recuperación, con la emisión de deuda conjunta y con el pago de parte de esa deuda con cargo a estos nuevos recursos propios. Y, por último, las recientes fantásticas noticias del G7, con una reforma histórica del sistema fiscal y con esa propuesta de, al menos, un 15 % del impuesto de sociedades. En la Unión Europea llevábamos más de diez años reclamando un sistema fiscal propio, justo y sostenible. Y hasta ahora es verdad que todo eran excusas: que si es inviable, que si nadie lo quiere, que si las empresas se van a ir. Y menos mal que ahora parece que se están cambiando las tornas, no solo por el acuerdo al que llegamos en la Unión Europea, sino también por los mensajes que nos están viniendo del G7. Y eso está muy bien. Pero, en lo que nos compete a nosotros: tenemos un acuerdo con la Comisión y con el Consejo sobre nuevos impuestos a nivel europeo y sobre un calendario. En principio, antes de que acabe este mes, deberían presentar el mecanismo de ajuste en frontera, una propuesta de impuesto digital, que tras el G7 no sabemos en qué puede quedar, y una modificación del sistema de emisiones. Vale que dicen el 14 de julio —no es mucho retraso— y que va con el paquete del clima, y entiendo que quieran evaluar la propuesta del G7, pero, desde luego, no nos podemos retrasar. Los acuerdos están para cumplirlos y nosotros se lo vamos a exigir.
Debate: State of play of the implementation of the own resources roadmap
Date: TUESDAY, 8 JUNE 2021
Speaker: Valérie Hayer
Political group: Renew
Country: Czechia
Language: FR

Enfin, nous allons faire contribuer de manière juste les grandes multinationales. Et toutes les réactions ont été unanimes. Toutes. C’est une avancée majeure pour enfin avoir plus de justice fiscale. C’est d’ailleurs ce qu’attend tout contribuable: l’égalité de traitement devant l’impôt. Il n’est plus acceptable qu’Amazon ne paie pas d’impôts sur son chiffre d’affaires en Europe. Donc, le monde avance et on doit évidemment s’en féliciter. Cependant, j’attends de la Commission – elle qui a tant milité pour ces révolutions – qu’elle embraie dès maintenant. Mais à l’heure où le G7 trouve un accord, à l’heure où le ministre allemand des affaires étrangères annonce solennellement vouloir mettre fin à l’unanimité, à l’heure où il y a un momentum pour avancer sur la question de la fiscalité, quelle surprise d’entendre, Monsieur le Commissaire, que pour notre première réunion politique, qui doit avoir lieu ce jeudi, vous ne vous rendrez pas disponible et l’ambassadeur portugais non plus. Que, finalement, vous vous dites, pour les ressources propres: «On ne va pas perdre notre temps à en discuter avec les députés européens, laissons le veto faire son travail de destruction». Moi, je dis non. Ce n’est pas comme cela que nous respecterons nos engagements. Alors, Monsieur le Commissaire, j’attends de vous que vous fassiez tous les efforts nécessaires pour que l’Europe ne reste pas attentiste devant ces révolutions, mais qu’elle joue pleinement son rôle au plus haut niveau politique.
Debate: State of play of the implementation of the own resources roadmap
Date: TUESDAY, 8 JUNE 2021
Speaker: David Cormand
Political group: Verts/ALE
Country: Ireland
Language: FR

Par contre, Monsieur le Commissaire, là où je ne suis pas content, c’est que nous avons déjà pris un peu de retard. Il aurait dû y avoir une proposition législative de la Commission dès le mois de juin, et on nous dit que ce sera en juillet. Et je souscris aux propos de Mme Hayer: nous avons besoin, Monsieur le Commissaire, que la Commission se bouge pour que nous puissions avancer très vite sur ce dossier. Pour ce qui est de la question de la taxation des entreprises qui a été relancée par M. Biden, je ressens une forme d’humiliation de la part de l’Union européenne: c’est toujours après que les États-Unis le proposent qu’on essaie de recoller les morceaux. D’abord, M. Biden avait proposé 21 % de taxation minimum et nous, nous sommes en train de freiner des quatre fers – dont la France, d’ailleurs – pour faire seulement 15 %. Cela représente une perte de 52 milliards en ne taxant pas à 21 % mais à 15 %. Ensuite, Monsieur le Commissaire, chers collègues, la taxe sur les transactions financières. Il faut avancer sur ce dossier. Je vois justement dans la salle M. Larrouturou, qui porte ce sujet. C’est fondamental qu’on reprenne la main sur cette fiscalité juste. Pour conclure, on vient de vivre une période de crise atroce. On a constaté que les plus riches échappaient à l’impôt. L’Union européenne a besoin d’une fiscalité juste pour pouvoir financer une transition juste.
Debate: State of play of the implementation of the own resources roadmap
Date: TUESDAY, 8 JUNE 2021
Speaker: Joachim Kuhs
Political group: ID
Country: Greece
Language: DE

Zuerst: Die Fokussierung auf die angenommenen vorteilhaften Effekte verstellt den Blick auf die Risiken und die geringen Wirkungen zur CO2-Einsparung. Darüber sind wir uns doch hoffentlich alle klar. Zweitens: Der Green Deal ist ja sehr eng mit diesen neuen Eigenmitteln verknüpft. Der kann aber natürlich nur zu Beginn vielleicht einen gewissen Schub verleihen. Aber auf Dauer gesehen, wenn die CO2-Einsparziele erreicht werden, dann werden doch automatisch natürlich auch die erhofften Einnahmen austrocknen. Und der dritte Punkt: Mit dem CO2-Grenzausgleich wiederholen wir doch im Grunde genommen den gleichen Fehler, den wir bei der Einführung des Mehrwertsteuersystems gemacht haben und auch immer noch machen. Und wenn wir immer das Gleiche tun und auf bessere Ergebnisse hoffen, dann sagte Albert Einstein einmal, wäre das ein Zeichen von Dummheit. Ich habe den Eindruck, wir tun hier das Gleiche. In die gleiche Kategorie fällt meines Erachtens auch, dass wir ein Marktsystem, nämlich den Emissionshandel – diesen neuen, den erweiterten –, mit einem planwirtschaftlichen System, dem CO2-Grenzausgleich, vermischen wollen. Das kann doch nicht funktionieren! Und wer hat jemals schon genau gesehen, wie das funktionieren kann? Es wird nicht funktionieren. Und wenn man das Ziel nicht hat, dann kann man auch den Weg dahin nicht wissen. Und für mich – als letzte Bemerkung – ist eine haushaltspolitische Unabhängigkeit der EU losgelöst von den Mitgliedstaaten undenkbar. Und das tun wir aber hier bei diesem neuen Eigenmittelsystem. Die Europäische Union muss sowohl gegenüber den nationalen Regierungen als auch gegenüber den Bürgern rechenschaftspflichtig bleiben.
Debate: State of play of the implementation of the own resources roadmap
Date: TUESDAY, 8 JUNE 2021
Speaker: Bogdan Rzońca
Political group: ECR
Country: Portugal
Language: PL

Popieramy wprowadzenie nowych, nieregresywnych zasobów własnych Unii, żeby oczywiście spłacać pożyczki. Najsprawiedliwsze źródła, nowe źródła powinny być oparte na tych podmiotach, które najmocniej i najwięcej korzystają  czy to z jednolitego rynku, czy integracji gospodarczej i walutowej. Takimi właśnie podmiotami są międzynarodowe korporacje transnarodowe. Zgodnie z zasadą „korzystający płaci” to one właśnie powinny ponosić ciężar pewnych dochodów Unii Europejskiej.  Popieramy podatek cyfrowy, podatek od transakcji finansowych i opłaty od jednolitego rynku. Czekamy na szczegóły co do
Debate: State of play of the implementation of the own resources roadmap
Date: TUESDAY, 8 JUNE 2021
Speaker: Dimitrios Papadimoulis
Political group: The Left
Country: France
Language: EL

Κύριε Πρόεδρε, κυρίες και κύριοι συνάδελφοι, έχουμε υπογράψει μια συμφωνία με το Συμβούλιο και την Επιτροπή για τους ίδιους πόρους με ένα χρονοδιάγραμμα και ενωμένοι πρέπει να πιέσουμε για να υλοποιηθεί αυτή, για να χρηματοδοτηθεί το Ευρωπαϊκό Ταμείο Ανάκαμψης, η οικονομία μας, το κοινωνικό μας κράτος, η ψηφιακή και η πράσινη μετάβαση.  Δεν πρέπει να αποδεχθούμε ως Ευρωπαίοι ο κύριος Biden να είναι πιο μπροστά από την Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση στα θέματα της φορολογίας σχετικά με τον παγκόσμιο εταιρικό φόρο και με τη φορολόγηση των ψηφιακών γιγάντων — και η Επιτροπή να καθυστερεί και το Συμβούλιο να βάζει φρένο. Είναι ευθύνη μας, κύριε Hahn, να στείλουμε ένα μήνυμα ότι η Ευρώπη συνεχίζει να πρωτοπορεί και στην κλιματική μετάβαση και στην ψηφιακή μετάβαση και στη δίκαιη φορολόγηση.  Δεν είναι δυνατόν οι γίγαντες του διαδικτύου να μην πληρώνουν φόρους και να πληρώνουν οι μισθωτοί και οι μικρομεσαίες επιχειρήσεις. Αυτό πρέπει να αλλάξει και το Κοινοβούλιο είναι ενωμένο σε αυτήν τη διεκδίκηση.
Debate: State of play of the implementation of the own resources roadmap
Date: TUESDAY, 8 JUNE 2021
Speaker: Siegfried Mureşan
Political group: PPE
Country: Germany
Language: EN

Mr President, I would like to thank Commissioner Hahn for coming to the European Parliament this morning to discuss the implementation of own resources.  Own resources are very important for the future of the European Union because this is the only way to ensure stable and predictable financing for the European Union in the future. It is the only way to avoid that 27 heads of state and government negotiate, for days and for nights, 27 different national agendas without thinking about the European added value for us.  Own resources are also the best tool to repay the commitment in the context of Next Generation EU. We are now, rightly, after the Corona pandemic, doing the biggest package of economic support ever done by the European Union – EUR 750 billion. But as responsible politicians we have to think who, when and how is also going to pay this back, and own resources are the best way to make sure that in the future the budget of the European Union will not suffer and we will be able to repay Next Generation EU, and also continue supporting small and medium—sized enterprises, farmers, students, and researchers, etc.  This is why an ambitious roadmap for the introduction of own resources is so important. Thanks to our two rapporteurs of the European Parliament, we managed to insert this into the interinstitutional agreement, and we now look forward to receiving from you the proposals on the revised Emission Trading System, the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism and the digital levy about which you spoke before.  We fought a lot to have these by the end of June. We will have them in July. But please, Commissioner, stick with us in making sure that all institutions respect the commitment and that these become operational on 1 January 2023.
Debate: State of play of the implementation of the own resources roadmap
Date: TUESDAY, 8 JUNE 2021
Speaker: Margarida Marques
Political group: S-D
Country: Cyprus
Language: PT

Senhor Presidente, Senhor Comissário, Colegas, é caso para dizer, Senhor Comissário, que tem a faca e o queijo na mão. Estão reunidas todas as condições para que a Comissão, em nome da União, se financie nos mercados de capitais para criar um instrumento de recuperação. Democraticamente, um após outro, os parlamentos nacionais isso confirmaram. A Comissão está comprometida com um roteiro para a introdução de um cabaz de novos recursos próprios para compensar, para já, os custos de capital e juros do financiamento do instrumento de recuperação.  Temos consciência de que não basta a Comissão propor. Mas é fundamental, Senhor Comissário, cumprir este roteiro. Talvez o compromisso alcançado há dias no G7 possa ajudar a acelerar o calendário do lado da Comissão e do lado dos Estados-Membros para a sua aprovação.  Sabemos que o sucesso da recuperação económica e social, agora e para as próximas gerações, também passa por aqui. Sabemos que a ambição futura da União Europeia depende do seu financiamento e que também passa por aqui.
Debate: State of play of the implementation of the own resources roadmap
Date: TUESDAY, 8 JUNE 2021
Speaker: Luis Garicano
Political group: Renew
Language: EN

Mr President, I hope the technology will let us proceed! We have the opportunity, Commissioner, to close two huge holes in our global governance systems right now. The first one is that companies that don’t want to pay taxes right now can move to a tax haven and avoid paying those taxes. The second one is that companies that want to continue polluting without paying can actually move their manufacturing plants outside of the European Union, continue polluting and export their goods into the EU without paying what the European companies have to pay for polluting.  But the solution is around the corner. Commissioner, you used the words ‘unprecedented opportunity’. What we have in front of us is an unprecedented opportunity, first with the G7 proposal to introduce a global minimum corporate tax rate. This makes it possible to solve the first of those problems. All companies will have to pay 15% – if this agreement proceeds – on their revenues, regardless of their profits, regardless of where they locate. The second is the CBAM, the carbon border adjustment mechanism, that is going to force companies that move their plants outside of the European Union to have to pay when they export their goods into Europe.  These are two very important steps. This is a huge opportunity for Europe and, Commissioner, I would encourage you to be bold, I would encourage you to be decisive. I am happy to hear that you really want to lead on this and you have all the support that you may need from us. Thanks very much, and good luck with it.
Debate: State of play of the implementation of the own resources roadmap
Date: TUESDAY, 8 JUNE 2021
Speaker: Rasmus Andresen
Political group: Verts/ALE
Country: Germany
Language: DE

Herr Präsident! Endlich wird es eine globale Mindeststeuer für Großkonzerne geben. Die Einigung der G7-Finanzministerinnen und —Finanzminister vom Samstag ist historisch. Konzerne wie Amazon, Ikea oder Apple müssen ihren fairen Anteil zum Allgemeinwohl beitragen. Es muss Schluss damit sein, dass die Handwerkerinnen und Handwerker oder der Buchhändler mehr Steuern zahlen als große Konzerne mit Milliardengewinnen. Zukünftig zahlt ein Unternehmen in dem Land Steuern, in dem es Gewinne macht. Diesen Erfolg haben wir der neuen US-Finanzministerin Janet Yellen zu verdanken. Es zeigt, wie viel man für Steuergerechtigkeit erreichen kann, wenn man nur will. Es ist beschämend, dass die EU-Staaten gemeinsam dafür gesorgt haben, dass der Steuersatz in den Schlussverhandlungen von 21 auf 15 % gesenkt wurde. Dieses Steuergeschenk kostet die EU 50 Milliarden Euro. Wir brauchen eine ambitionierte Steuerpolitik. Deshalb fordern wir die EU-Kommission auf, bei ihrem Vorschlag zur Digitalsteuer und zur CO2-Grenzsteuer im Juli Farbe zu bekennen. Lassen Sie es nicht zu, dass Industrielobbyismus Ihre Vorschläge zerschießt! Legen Sie ein ambitioniertes Paket vor!
Debate: State of play of the implementation of the own resources roadmap
Date: TUESDAY, 8 JUNE 2021
Speaker: Antonio Maria Rinaldi
Political group: ID
Country: Italy
Language: IT

Signor Presidente, onorevoli colleghi, il dispositivo dell'RRF prevede la possibilità, per i paesi membri che lo richiedono, dell'utilizzo di 312,5 miliardi in sussidi. È noto però che la Commissione non dispone di risorse proprie e i trattati vietano espressamente di disporre spese non coperte preventivamente da entrate, perciò ci si affida eccezionalmente ai mercati per reperirle, mediante l'emissione di  Ebbene, desidero esprimere tutti i miei dubbi sull'effettiva capacità da parte degli Stati membri utilizzatori di tali flussi finanziari di reperire esclusivamente per mezzo delle cosiddette "risorse proprie", cioè con l'imposizione di nuove tasse per far fronte agli impegni presi dalla Commissione con l'emissione di  Se le mie previsioni si riveleranno corrette, la Commissione come farà a far fronte agli impegni? Aumentando in corso d'opera ulteriormente la pressione fiscale?
Debate: State of play of the implementation of the own resources roadmap
Date: TUESDAY, 8 JUNE 2021
Speaker: Michiel Hoogeveen
Political group: ECR
Country: Sweden
Language: NL

Voorzitter, op 12 februari heeft dit huis ingestemd met de faciliteit voor herstel en veerkracht, onderdeel van het Next Generation EU-fonds ter grootte van 800 miljard euro. Doel van dit fonds: solidariteit tonen met lidstaten die het zwaarst door corona zijn getroffen. Het geld zal door de Commissie worden opgehaald op de kapitaalmarkt. De belastingbetalers van de lidstaten staan dus garant. De dekking bestaat deels uit een reeks nieuwe eigen middelen: een Europese plastic-tax, CO2-tax, digi-tax en een financiële transactie-tax. Maar dat is niet voldoende. Wat gebeurt er met de garanties als een bepaalde lidstaat zijn deel niet kan betalen? Wordt die verplichting dan overgenomen door de rest? Er gaan binnen de Commissie al stemmen op om van dit fonds een permanent herstelfonds te maken. Klopt dit? Voorzitter, de belastingbetaler heeft recht heeft op antwoorden op deze vragen. Ik verwacht dan ook dat er snel duidelijkheid wordt verschaft.
Debate: State of play of the implementation of the own resources roadmap
Date: TUESDAY, 8 JUNE 2021
Speaker: João Ferreira
Political group: The Left
Language: PT

Senhor Presidente, o orçamento comunitário tem vindo a encolher particularmente na componente relativa à coesão económica e social. Isto porque alguns países, que não por acaso são aqueles que mais beneficiam da integração, querem pagar menos do que deviam. Os chamados recursos próprios são vendidos como a solução mágica para fazer a vontade a estes países que, assim, pagam menos procurando-se receitas alternativas, dizem alguns, sem sobrecarregar os contribuintes.  Esta argumentação falaciosa faz esquecer duas coisas fundamentais. Primeiro, qualquer recurso próprio da União Europeia é, ou pode ser, um recurso nacional. Mesmo a justa tributação de algumas grandes empresas, se hoje não acontece, devia acontecer, garantindo as indispensáveis receitas aos Estados e um alívio da carga fiscal sobre quem trabalha. Segundo, para que a coesão e a solidariedade não sejam meros verbos de encher, quem mais beneficia da integração deve contribuir mais. Este é um princípio básico de justiça, um princípio que estes ditos novos recursos próprios põem infelizmente ainda mais em causa.
Debate: State of play of the implementation of the own resources roadmap
Date: TUESDAY, 8 JUNE 2021
Speaker: Rainer Wieland
Country: Germany
Language: EN

Let me take the opportunity to thank the services for their help in dealing with this surprise interruption, and for helping to resolve it so quickly. Of course the blood pressure was increasing and things got hectic, but I had the clear impression that everybody knew what they were doing. Thank you very much for that.
Debate: State of play of the implementation of the own resources roadmap
Date: TUESDAY, 8 JUNE 2021
Speaker: Karlo Ressler
Political group: PPE
Country: Germany
Language: EN

Mr President, even though in the last few months we had moments where we doubted if the ratification process of the own resources would happen on time, we can now proudly say to our citizens that the promises have been delivered. Here in the Parliament, together with the Commission and the Council and the national parliaments, we all worked together in order to enable the most robust investment budget through the Recovery and Resilience Facility and Next Generation EU. However, the work has only just started and the reform of the system of own resources is a precondition for the success of the whole concept. We have an even greater responsibility to supervise and scrutinise, and to make sure that money is being spent according to the agreed rules, in order to boost employment, investment, and the digital and green transitions. The enhancement of the own resources system will allow future European financing to be stable and predictable, and it will make us more resilient in the years to come.