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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 140372Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Very fragmented political vote
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Some 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+4 / 10

Group division+15 / 15

Country division+10 / 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”. Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, Renew, PfE, ECR, NI and ESN voted mostly against. S&D mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (144 for, 374 against, 173 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

144

Against

374

Abstain

173

Margin of victory

230 votes

Turnout (cast)

691

Absent

Participation rate

98.0%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 2Against 172Abstain 3Absent 2

S&D136 MEPs

For 6Against 3Abstain 124Absent 3

Renew101 MEPs

For 1Against 92Abstain 5Absent 3

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 67Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

PfE67 MEPs

For 18Against 26Abstain 23Absent 0

ECR63 MEPs

For 1Against 59Abstain 1Absent 2

NI44 MEPs

For 10Against 17Abstain 16Absent 1

The Left38 MEPs

For 38Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

ESN4 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

France38
Cyprus2

Most against

Germany48
Poland43
Spain24
Romania23
Netherlands17

Divided delegations

Cyprus
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Ireland
Italy
Portugal

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 3Against 11Abstain 5Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 3Against 14Abstain 3Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 5Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 6Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 2Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 4Against 15Abstain 1Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 3Against 7Abstain 3Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 2Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 2Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 38Against 36Abstain 5Absent 0

Germany96 MEPs

For 33Against 48Abstain 15Absent 0

Greece21 MEPs

For 6Against 9Abstain 5Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 15Abstain 6Absent 0

Ireland13 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 12Against 22Abstain 42Absent 0

Latvia8 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 2Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 2Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 4Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 4Against 17Abstain 8Absent 0

Poland52 MEPs

For 1Against 43Abstain 7Absent 1

Portugal21 MEPs

For 5Against 7Abstain 8Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 1Against 23Abstain 9Absent 0

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 3Absent 1

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 9Against 24Abstain 23Absent 3

Sweden21 MEPs

For 4Against 12Abstain 4Absent 1

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