Traduction de «Directeur de la Politique fiscale générale » (Français → Anglais) :

126. Invites the Council, more generally, to support the promotion of genuine democratic scrutiny in cross-border tax matters at EU level, along the lines of what is already in place in other areas where Member States or other independent institutions, such as the European Central Bank and the Board of the Single Supervisory Mechanism, have exclusive competence; calls on the Council and the Member States to consider the possibility of setting up a high-level group on taxation policy, as also suggested by the Commission President; stresses that such a ‘tax committee’, accountable to Parliament, would encompass the Council and the Commis ...[+++]sion, following the model of Economic and Financial Committee, as well as independent experts, and would more generally exercise oversight of legislative and non-legislative tax policy and would report to ECOFIN; requests that Parliament be given a right of initiative to denounce to the Code of Conduct Group any national measure it deems to fit the criteria of harmful tax competition included in the Code of Conduct;

124. Invites the Council, more generally, to support the promotion of genuine democratic scrutiny in cross-border tax matters at EU level, along the lines of what is already in place in other areas where Member States or other independent institutions, such as the European Central Bank and the Board of the Single Supervisory Mechanism, have exclusive competence; calls on the Council and the Member States to consider the possibility of setting up a high-level group on taxation policy, as also suggested by the Commission President; stresses that such a ‘tax committee’, accountable to Parliament, would encompass the Council and the Commis ...[+++]sion, following the model of Economic and Financial Committee, as well as independent experts, and would more generally exercise oversight of legislative and non-legislative tax policy and would report to ECOFIN; requests that Parliament be given a right of initiative to denounce to the Code of Conduct Group any national measure it deems to fit the criteria of harmful tax competition included in the Code of Conduct;

17. Considers that there is a need to create, on the basis of a thorough analysis, an EU-wide tax information system aimed not at harmonising the different national tax structures, but at facilitating their coordination in a continuous and transparent manner, keeping track of the cuts and increases made by Member States; notes that the framework of the European Semester would form a good basis for the operation of such a system since – in tandem with other specific macroeconomic measures – it could keep a proper record of the various tax policies of the different Member States, taking fully into account the general economic forecast as ...[+++]well as the fundamentals and future perspectives of the Member States concerned and common European objectives; encourages the Commission and the Member States, in light of this, to integrate into the European Semester a strategy aimed at reducing the tax gap;

He's the director of the fiscal policy division, so he'd be best placed to answer that question, Mr. Chair (2010) Mr. Paul Rochon (Director, Economic and Fiscal Policy Branch, Department of Finance): The Fiscal Monitor results for March reported a surplus for the 12 months of April to March of $9.8 billion.

17. Believes that fiscal policy should generally contribute to requiring industry to internalise external costs but considers it appropriate to retain or introduce tax and other incentives to promote clean, non-fossil-based energy sources;

I'm very pleased that, from the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers, we are now joined by David Daly, the manager of fiscal policy, and Greg Stringham, the vice-president of markets and fiscal policy.