# Future of VAT

European Parliament procedure 2011/2082(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 7th term, committee CONT / ECON / IMCO / TRAN). Stage: Procedure completed. 173 committee amendments tabled by 46 Members between 2011-06-23 and 2011-08-23.

## What the amendments focus on

This own-initiative dossier addresses the future of VAT. Amendments target VAT fraud (including carousel fraud) and its estimated cost, call for simpler and consolidated VAT legislation, stronger cross-border cooperation between Member States and bodies such as Eurojust, Europol and OLAF, reverse-charge mechanisms, use of VIES and EUROFISC, and debate reduced rates, exemptions and shifts between direct and indirect taxation.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saïd EL KHADRAOUI | Belgium | S&D | 14 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/25718.md |
| Philippe LAMBERTS | Belgium | Verts/ALE | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96648.md |
| Zigmantas BALČYTIS | Lithuania | S&D | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96680.md |
| Ashley FOX | United Kingdom | ECR | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96957.md |
| Juozas IMBRASAS | Lithuania | EFD | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96693.md |
| Rolandas PAKSAS | Lithuania | EFDD | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96694.md |
| Olle SCHMIDT | Sweden | ALDE | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4274.md |
| Claudio MORGANTI | Italy | EFD | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97280.md |
| António Fernando CORREIA DE CAMPOS | France | S&D | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96975.md |
| Liem HOANG NGOC | France | S&D | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96950.md |
| Wolf KLINZ | Germany | ALDE | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28244.md |
| Anni PODIMATA | Greece | S&D | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/39317.md |
| Pascal CANFIN | France | RE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96711.md |
| Michael CRAMER | Germany | Verts/ALE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28238.md |
| Isabelle DURANT | Belgium | Verts/ALE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96639.md |

## Official source documents

- PE467.220: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-467.220+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE467.299: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-467.299+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE469.966: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-469.966+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE469.988: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-469.988+02+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2011-2082-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2011-2082-INI.json

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