# Tax avoidance and tax evasion as challenges for governance, social protection and development in developing countries

European Parliament procedure 2015/2058(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 8th term, committee DEVE / ECON). Stage: Procedure completed. 255 committee amendments tabled by 44 Members between 2015-04-15 and 2015-05-06.

## What the amendments focus on

This own-initiative report concerns tax avoidance and tax evasion as challenges for governance, social protection and development in developing countries. The amendments revise recitals on illicit financial flows, trade misinvoicing and abusive transfer pricing, tax havens and secrecy jurisdictions, the role of fair and progressive taxation in funding public services and reducing inequality, and the political and administrative constraints developing countries face in raising tax revenues.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernd LUCKE | Germany | ECR | 38 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124820.md |
| Hugues BAYET | Belgium | S&D | 35 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125002.md |
| Elly SCHLEIN | Italy | S&D | 33 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124804.md |
| Judith SARGENTINI | Netherlands | Verts/ALE | 30 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96815.md |
| Maria HEUBUCH | Germany | Verts/ALE | 30 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124848.md |
| Heidi HAUTALA | Finland | Verts/ALE | 30 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/2054.md |
| Paul RÜBIG | Austria | PPE | 27 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/2278.md |
| Davor Ivo STIER | Croatia | PPE | 27 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/119435.md |
| Maurice PONGA | France | PPE | 27 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96931.md |
| Bogdan Brunon WENTA | Poland | PPE | 27 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124903.md |
| Joachim ZELLER | Germany | PPE | 27 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96762.md |
| Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ | Romania | S&D | 26 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124790.md |
| Brian HAYES | Ireland | PPE | 26 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/118658.md |
| Pedro SILVA PEREIRA | Portugal | S&D | 24 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124747.md |
| Seb DANCE | United Kingdom | S&D | 24 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124952.md |

## Official source documents

- PE554.846: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/ECON-AM-554846_EN.pdf
- PE557.129: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/DEVE-AM-557129_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2015-2058-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2015-2058-INI.json

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