# Creating an economically, socially and environmentally sustainable European tax system in the post-COVID economy

European Parliament procedure 2020/2259(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 9th term, committee ECON). Stage: Awaiting committee decision. 256 committee amendments tabled by 31 Members between 2021-04-16 and 2021-04-16.

## What the amendments focus on

This own-initiative report concerns creating an economically, socially and environmentally sustainable European tax system in the post-COVID economy. The amendments revise recitals on reforming the fiscal system, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, inequality, competitiveness of companies and SMEs, and tax morale, with some texts stressing that taxation is a Member State competence requiring unanimity and referencing the Paris Agreement and a carbon border adjustment mechanism.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pedro MARQUES | Portugal | S&D | 50 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197634.md |
| Paul TANG | Netherlands | S&D | 48 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125020.md |
| Pedro SILVA PEREIRA | Portugal | S&D | 43 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124747.md |
| Margarida MARQUES | Portugal | S&D | 42 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197638.md |
| Markus FERBER | Germany | PPE | 39 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1917.md |
| Aurore LALUCQ | France | S&D | 39 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197697.md |
| Damien CARÊME | France | GUE/NGL | 37 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197574.md |
| Joachim SCHUSTER | Germany | S&D | 31 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124837.md |
| Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA | Spain | PPE | 28 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197679.md |
| Lídia PEREIRA | Portugal | PPE | 28 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197738.md |
| Jonás FERNÁNDEZ | Spain | S&D | 27 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125046.md |
| Gunnar BECK | Germany | ID | 25 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/132191.md |
| Manon AUBRY | France | GUE/NGL | 21 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197533.md |
| Andreas SCHWAB | Germany | PPE | 21 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28223.md |
| Niels FUGLSANG | Denmark | S&D | 18 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/101585.md |

## Official source documents

- PE689.806: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/ECON-AM-689806_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2020-2259-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2020-2259-INI.json

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