With 282 votes in favour, 300 against and 30 abstentions, the European Parliament on Tuesday 12 December rejected the motion for a resolution by Kira-Marie Peter-Hansen (Greens/EFA, Danish) on the role of taxation in times of crisis.
The MEP proposed new taxes to offset the negative effects of the Covid-19 crisis and respond to the energy crisis and inflation (see EUROPE B13224A22). In particular, she had suggested the creation of a permanent tax on excess profits in all sectors.
She...