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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 140893Source: 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
✓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+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+15 / 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”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, PfE and NI voted mostly in favour, while Left and ESN voted mostly against. ECR mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (476 for, 78 against, 129 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

476

Against

Abstain

129

Margin of victory

398 votes

Turnout (cast)

683

Absent

Participation rate

96.9%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 158Against 0Abstain 17Absent 4

S&D136 MEPs

For 121Against 0Abstain 10Absent 5

Renew101 MEPs

For 79Against 0Abstain 18Absent 4

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 66Against 0Abstain 1Absent 4

PfE67 MEPs

For 23Against 19Abstain 23Absent 2

ECR63 MEPs

For 9Against 8Abstain 45Absent 1

NI44 MEPs

For 18Against 15Abstain 9Absent 2

The Left38 MEPs

For 2Against 32Abstain 4Absent 0

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy74
Germany70
France50
Spain46
Romania31

Most against

Hungary12

Divided delegations

Hungary
Sweden

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 16Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 12Against 4Abstain 3Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 3Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 9Against 3Abstain 9Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 6Against 2Abstain 5Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

France79 MEPs

For 50Against 6Abstain 23Absent 0

Germany96 MEPs

For 70Against 15Abstain 7Absent 4

Greece21 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 7Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 7Against 12Abstain 2Absent 0

Ireland13 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 7Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 74Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Latvia8 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 5Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 16Against 6Abstain 6Absent 1

Poland52 MEPs

For 25Against 0Abstain 27Absent 0

Portugal21 MEPs

For 16Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 31Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 46Against 6Abstain 4Absent 3

Sweden21 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 11Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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