← Votes·2024-11-14

Faster and Safer Relief of Excess Withholding Taxes *

Vote ID 170381Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Strong political group division
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+0 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+12 / 15

Country division+0 / 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 “Faster and Safer Relief of Excess Withholding Taxes *”. EPP, S&D, PfE, Renew, ECR, Greens-EFA and NI voted mostly in favour, while Left voted mostly against. ESN mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (555 for, 48 against, 42 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

555

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

507 votes

Turnout (cast)

645

Absent

Participation rate

89.2%

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

By political group

EPP188 MEPs

For 167Against 0Abstain 0Absent 21

S&D135 MEPs

For 118Against 0Abstain 0Absent 17

PfE81 MEPs

For 59Against 6Abstain 11Absent 5

Renew79 MEPs

For 74Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

ECR82 MEPs

For 68Against 0Abstain 1Absent 13

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 47Against 0Abstain 2Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 1Against 36Abstain 5Absent 3

NI30 MEPs

For 18Against 4Abstain 2Absent 6

ESN26 MEPs

For 1Against 1Abstain 20Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany72
France66
Italy59
Poland46
Spain42

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 12Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium22 MEPs

For 20Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 3Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 15Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 13Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Finland16 MEPs

For 12Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

France82 MEPs

For 66Against 7Abstain 1Absent 8

Germany96 MEPs

For 72Against 4Abstain 10Absent 10

Greece21 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 5Absent 4

Hungary21 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

Ireland14 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 2Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 59Against 10Abstain 0Absent 7

Latvia9 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

Lithuania12 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

Luxembourg7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 30Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Poland53 MEPs

For 46Against 0Abstain 5Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 17Against 2Abstain 2Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 12

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 42Against 3Abstain 8Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 19Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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