# Tax and development - Cooperating with developing countries on promoting good governance in tax matters

European Parliament procedure 2010/2102(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 7th term, committee DEVE / ECON / INTA). Stage: Procedure completed. 126 committee amendments tabled by 20 Members between 2010-10-12 and 2010-11-30.

## What the amendments focus on

This own-initiative report concerns tax and development and cooperation with developing countries on good governance in tax matters. Amendments cite the Millennium Development Goals and IMF and ITC findings, and address developing countries' weak tax administration, narrow tax bases, tax exemptions and informal economies, illicit financial flows and capital flight, transfer mispricing, tax havens and harmful tax competition, vulture funds, the decline of trade taxes, and building tax-collection capacity.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolf KLINZ | Germany | ALDE | 20 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28244.md |
| Enrique GUERRERO SALOM | Spain | S&D | 17 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96768.md |
| Eva JOLY | France | Verts/ALE | 17 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96883.md |
| Birgit SCHNIEBER-JASTRAM | Germany | PPE | 17 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96827.md |
| Syed KAMALL | United Kingdom | ECR | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/33569.md |
| Nirj DEVA | United Kingdom | ECR | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4556.md |
| Joe HIGGINS | Ireland | GUE/NGL | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96669.md |
| Marielle DE SARNEZ | France | ALDE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4335.md |
| Harlem DÉSIR | France | S&D | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4318.md |
| Olle SCHMIDT | Sweden | ALDE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4274.md |
| Liem HOANG NGOC | France | S&D | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96950.md |
| Gay MITCHELL | Ireland | PPE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28112.md |
| Yannick JADOT | France | Verts/ALE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96740.md |
| Helmut SCHOLZ | Germany | GUE/NGL | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96646.md |
| Jürgen KLUTE | Germany | GUE/NGL | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96769.md |

## Official source documents

- PE449.011: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-449.011+02+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE452.593: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-452.593+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE452.851: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-452.851+02+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2010-2102-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2010-2102-INI.json

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