← Votes·2020-07-08

Value added tax (VAT) - administrative cooperation and combating fraud: postponement of the date of application due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 crisis

Corruption65%★

Confidence: 65%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "fraud"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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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 116200Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓High-interest topic: Corruption
✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+10 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+8 / 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) - administrative cooperation and combating fraud: postponement of the date of application due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 crisis”. EPP, S&D, Renew, PfE, ECR and NI voted mostly in favour, while Greens-EFA, Left and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (494 for, 165 against, 35 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

494

Against

165

Abstain

Margin of victory

329 votes

Turnout (cast)

694

Absent

Participation rate

98.6%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 172Against 1Abstain 4Absent 2

S&D136 MEPs

For 128Against 5Abstain 0Absent 3

Renew101 MEPs

For 76Against 24Abstain 0Absent 1

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 2Against 67Abstain 0Absent 2

PfE66 MEPs

For 39Against 9Abstain 18Absent 0

ECR63 MEPs

For 55Against 6Abstain 2Absent 0

NI44 MEPs

For 19Against 15Abstain 8Absent 2

The Left38 MEPs

For 0Against 36Abstain 2Absent 0

ESN4 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy61
Germany52
Poland51
Spain47
Romania32

Most against

France44

Divided delegations

Germany
Ireland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 13Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 17Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 4Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 17Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 11Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 2Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 12Against 44Abstain 22Absent 1

Germany96 MEPs

For 52Against 41Abstain 0Absent 3

Greece21 MEPs

For 12Against 6Abstain 2Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Ireland13 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 61Against 14Abstain 0Absent 1

Latvia8 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 23Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Poland52 MEPs

For 51Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Portugal21 MEPs

For 16Against 3Abstain 2Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 32Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain58 MEPs

For 47Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Sweden21 MEPs

For 14Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

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