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Debt-equity bias reduction allowance and limiting the deductibility of interest for corporate income tax purposes *

Vote ID 163120Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Key vote

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓Strong 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+10 / 10

Group division+12 / 15

Country division+15 / 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 “Debt-equity bias reduction allowance and limiting the deductibility of interest for corporate income tax purposes *”. EPP, Renew, PfE, ECR and NI voted mostly in favour, while Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. S&D and ESN mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (324 for, 132 against, 155 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

324

Against

132

Abstain

155

Margin of victory

192 votes

Turnout (cast)

611

Absent

Participation rate

86.7%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 141Against 2Abstain 12Absent 24

S&D136 MEPs

For 2Against 12Abstain 101Absent 21

Renew100 MEPs

For 86Against 3Abstain 7Absent 4

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 0Against 62Abstain 0Absent 8

PfE64 MEPs

For 28Against 1Abstain 25Absent 10

ECR65 MEPs

For 45Against 6Abstain 3Absent 11

The Left38 MEPs

For 1Against 33Abstain 0Absent 4

NI46 MEPs

For 21Against 9Abstain 4Absent 12

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 3Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy47
Poland37
Germany35
France27
Spain26

Most against

Sweden13
Denmark5
Cyprus2

Divided delegations

Czech Republic
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Portugal

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 6Against 3Abstain 7Absent 3

Belgium21 MEPs

For 10Against 5Abstain 4Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 1Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 6Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 1Absent 2

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 11Against 8Abstain 1Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 5Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 2Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 3Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 27Against 24Abstain 15Absent 13

Germany96 MEPs

For 35Against 27Abstain 19Absent 15

Greece21 MEPs

For 9Against 7Abstain 3Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 4Absent 5

Ireland13 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 7Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 47Against 6Abstain 13Absent 10

Latvia8 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 1Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 4Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 14Against 5Abstain 5Absent 5

Poland52 MEPs

For 37Against 1Abstain 7Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 9Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 17Against 1Abstain 8Absent 7

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 26Against 6Abstain 19Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 1Against 13Abstain 6Absent 1

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