Traduction de «relèvement du taux de l'escompte » (Français → Anglais) :

subject to point (c), a countercyclical buffer rate for a third country shall apply 12 months after the date on which a change in the buffer rate was announced by the relevant third-country authority, irrespective of whether that authority requires institutions incorporated in that third country to apply the change within a shorter period, if the effect of that decision is to increase the buffer rate.

4. Where a designated authority sets a countercyclical buffer rate for a third country pursuant to paragraph 2 or 3 which increases the existing applicable countercyclical buffer rate, the designated authority shall decide the date from which domestically authorised institutions must apply that buffer rate for the purposes of calculating their institution-specific countercyclical capital buffer.

5. Where a designated authority sets the countercyclical buffer rate above zero for the first time, or where, thereafter, a designated authority increases the prevailing countercyclical buffer rate setting, it shall also decide the date from which the institutions must apply that increased buffer for the purposes of calculating their institution-specific countercyclical capital buffer.

5. Where a designated authority sets the countercyclical buffer rate above zero for the first time, or where, thereafter, a designated authority increases the prevailing countercyclical buffer rate setting, it shall also decide the date from which the institutions must apply that increased buffer for the purposes of calculating their institution-specific countercyclical capital buffer.

Overall, the main taxation measures announced comprised an increase in the standard VAT rate, the introduction of and increases in the bank levy, higher social insurance contributions, cuts to the corporate tax rate, increases in the personal income tax allowance, duty rate cuts and tax avoidance measures.

Increasing employment rates is among the most important success criteria within the Lisbon strategy.[34] Concrete goals have been set by consecutive European Councils on overall employment rates, employment rates of older workers, and employment rates of women.[35] The importance of employment was strengthened in the re-launch of the strategy[36] Educational level and key competences, which include entrepreneurship, are the main determinants of an individual’s employability an adaptability throughout life.[37] A key indicator for monitoring progress in the field of employability will be educational attainment of the population (18) and adult skills (17).