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Value added tax (VAT): requirements for payment service providers

Taxation65%★

Confidence: 65%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "vat"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 110686Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Some political group division
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+6 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+0 / 15

Methodology: importance-v0.1 · The Importance Score is a prioritisation indicator. It does not judge whether a vote is good or bad.

What was this vote about?

This vote concerned “Value added tax (VAT): requirements for payment service providers”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, ECR, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while ESN voted mostly against. PfE mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (554 for, 18 against, 59 abstentions).

Automated summary generated from official vote metadata and observed voting patterns. Not a legal interpretation.

Why it matters

This is a substantive vote (such as an amendment or resolution) that contributes to shaping the final position of the Parliament on a dossier. It reflects the political direction taken on specific provisions.

Result analysis

For

554

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

536 votes

Turnout (cast)

631

Absent

Participation rate

93.1%

✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP173 MEPs

For 159Against 0Abstain 4Absent 10

S&D132 MEPs

For 124Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

Renew96 MEPs

For 93Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Greens/EFA67 MEPs

For 62Against 0Abstain 4Absent 1

PfE64 MEPs

For 15Against 5Abstain 39Absent 5

ECR59 MEPs

For 46Against 4Abstain 5Absent 4

NI43 MEPs

For 20Against 7Abstain 5Absent 11

The Left37 MEPs

For 32Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 2Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany81
France48
Poland46
Spain46
Italy38

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria18 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Croatia11 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 16Against 1Abstain 4Absent 0

Denmark13 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Finland13 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

France74 MEPs

For 48Against 0Abstain 19Absent 7

Germany96 MEPs

For 81Against 10Abstain 1Absent 4

Greece21 MEPs

For 16Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Ireland11 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy73 MEPs

For 38Against 0Abstain 27Absent 8

Latvia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands26 MEPs

For 23Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

Poland51 MEPs

For 46Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania32 MEPs

For 31Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovakia13 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain54 MEPs

For 46Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

Sweden20 MEPs

For 16Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

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