# Taxation of savings income in the form of interest payments

European Parliament procedure 2008/0215(CNS) (CNS - Consultation procedure, 6th term, committee ECON / JURI). Stage: Procedure completed. 62 committee amendments tabled by 13 Members between 2009-02-19 and 2009-03-10.

## What the amendments focus on

This dossier concerns taxation of savings income in the form of interest payments. The amendments extend the scope to capital income such as life-insurance benefits, annuities, structured products and dividends, redefine "beneficial owner", "paying agent" and "interest payment" including trusts, foundations and other legal arrangements, address withholding-tax revenue sharing, reporting and statistics, and reference equivalent measures by third countries.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilyana Ilieva RAEVA | Bulgaria | ALDE | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/38600.md |
| Astrid LULLING | Luxembourg | PPE | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1186.md |
| Udo BULLMANN | Germany | S&D | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4267.md |
| Eva-Riitta SIITONEN | Finland | PPE-DE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/95014.md |
| Robert GOEBBELS | Luxembourg | S&D | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4429.md |
| Ieke van den BURG | Netherlands | PSE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4483.md |
| Heide RÜHLE | Germany | Verts/ALE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4294.md |
| Alain LIPIETZ | France | Verts/ALE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4384.md |
| Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN | Finland | PPE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/40599.md |
| Benoît HAMON | France | PSE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28159.md |
| Wolf KLINZ | Germany | ALDE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28244.md |
| Sharon BOWLES | United Kingdom | ALDE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/33570.md |
| John PURVIS | United Kingdom | PPE-DE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/729.md |

## Official source documents

- PE419.936: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-419.936+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE421.336: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-421.336+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2008-0215-CNS · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2008-0215-CNS.json

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