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Fair and simple taxation supporting the recovery strategy

Taxation65%★

Confidence: 65%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "taxation"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 140371Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Some political group division
✓Significant national delegation divergence
✓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+3 / 15

Legislative+0 / 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 “Fair and simple taxation supporting the recovery strategy”. S&D, Greens-EFA, NI, Left and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, Renew, PfE and ECR voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (276 for, 407 against, 9 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

276

Against

407

Abstain

Margin of victory

131 votes

Turnout (cast)

692

Absent

Participation rate

98.2%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 3Against 174Abstain 0Absent 2

S&D136 MEPs

For 122Against 7Abstain 4Absent 3

Renew101 MEPs

For 4Against 94Abstain 0Absent 3

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 67Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

PfE67 MEPs

For 18Against 49Abstain 0Absent 0

ECR63 MEPs

For 1Against 59Abstain 1Absent 2

NI44 MEPs

For 24Against 19Abstain 1Absent 0

The Left38 MEPs

For 35Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0

ESN4 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany48
France43
Spain32
Portugal13
Greece10

Most against

Italy46
Poland43
Romania23
Netherlands19
Hungary16

Divided delegations

Austria
Croatia
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Ireland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 8Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 6Against 14Abstain 0Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 5Against 12Abstain 0Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 5Against 15Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 43Against 36Abstain 0Absent 0

Germany96 MEPs

For 48Against 48Abstain 0Absent 0

Greece21 MEPs

For 10Against 10Abstain 1Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 5Against 16Abstain 0Absent 0

Ireland13 MEPs

For 5Against 7Abstain 1Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 30Against 46Abstain 0Absent 0

Latvia8 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 4Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 9Against 19Abstain 1Absent 0

Poland52 MEPs

For 8Against 43Abstain 0Absent 1

Portugal21 MEPs

For 13Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 10Against 23Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 3Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 32Against 24Abstain 0Absent 3

Sweden21 MEPs

For 3Against 16Abstain 1Absent 1

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