← Votes·2021-03-25

Collection of own resources accruing from value added tax

Vote ID 129466Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓Some political group division
✓Significant national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+0 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+12 / 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 “Collection of own resources accruing from value added tax”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while ECR and ESN voted mostly against. PfE mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (552 for, 69 against, 67 abstentions).

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

Why it matters

This is a main (final) vote on a dossier — the decisive moment where the European Parliament adopts or rejects a legislative or political text. These are the votes that most directly shape EU law and policy, and the ones citizens and journalists should watch most closely.

Result analysis

For

552

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

483 votes

Turnout (cast)

688

Absent

Participation rate

97.6%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 167Against 1Abstain 5Absent 6

S&D136 MEPs

For 134Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Renew101 MEPs

For 98Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 69Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

PfE67 MEPs

For 21Against 17Abstain 29Absent 0

ECR63 MEPs

For 4Against 38Abstain 21Absent 0

NI44 MEPs

For 27Against 8Abstain 8Absent 1

The Left38 MEPs

For 30Against 3Abstain 3Absent 2

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany83
France78
Spain55
Italy39
Romania31

Most against

Poland27

Divided delegations

Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 16Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 3Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 15Against 1Abstain 4Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 12Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 12Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 78Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Germany96 MEPs

For 83Against 10Abstain 0Absent 3

Greece21 MEPs

For 17Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 12Absent 0

Ireland13 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 39Against 0Abstain 35Absent 2

Latvia8 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 22Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland52 MEPs

For 25Against 27Abstain 0Absent 0

Portugal21 MEPs

For 16Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 31Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 2Absent 1

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 55Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Sweden21 MEPs

For 16Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

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