# Minimum income policies as a tool to tackle poverty

European Parliament procedure 2016/2270(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 8th term, committee ECON / EMPL). Stage: Procedure completed. 487 committee amendments tabled by 58 Members between 2017-03-16 and 2017-09-28.

## What the amendments focus on

The dossier concerns minimum income policies as a tool to tackle poverty. The amendments debate people at risk of poverty and social exclusion, Member States' budget deficits and cuts to social spending affecting public health, education, social security and housing, tax avoidance and tax evasion, income and wealth inequality, and whether minimum income policies, labour-market reforms or tax measures best reduce poverty.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tatjana ŽDANOKA | Latvia | NI | 58 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28619.md |
| Enrique CALVET CHAMBON | Spain | ALDE | 49 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/129407.md |
| Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO | Spain | S&D | 33 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/103488.md |
| Javi LÓPEZ | Spain | S&D | 33 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125042.md |
| Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ | Lithuania | S&D | 33 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96681.md |
| Elena GENTILE | Italy | S&D | 33 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124847.md |
| Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU | Romania | S&D | 32 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96847.md |
| Joëlle MÉLIN | France | ID | 28 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124765.md |
| Dominique MARTIN | France | ENF | 28 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124751.md |
| Mara BIZZOTTO | Italy | ID | 28 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97198.md |
| João PIMENTA LOPES | Portugal | GUE/NGL | 26 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/136236.md |
| Arne GERICKE | Germany | ECR | 24 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124815.md |
| Brando BENIFEI | Italy | S&D | 24 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124867.md |
| Jutta STEINRUCK | Germany | S&D | 21 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96831.md |
| Sven SCHULZE | Germany | PPE | 20 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124809.md |

## Official source documents

- PE601.150: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/EMPL-AM-601150_EN.pdf
- PE602.938: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/EMPL-AM-602938_EN.pdf
- PE604.626: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/ECON-AM-604626_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2016-2270-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2016-2270-INI.json

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