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VAT: taxable persons, special scheme and special arrangements for declaration and payment, relating to distance sales of imported goods *

Taxation65%★

Confidence: 65%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "vat"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 177665Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Some political group division
✓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+7 / 10

Group division+10 / 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 “VAT: taxable persons, special scheme and special arrangements for declaration and payment, relating to distance sales of imported goods *”. EPP, S&D, ECR, Renew, PfE, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (623 for, 26 against, 28 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

623

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

597 votes

Turnout (cast)

677

Absent

Participation rate

94.0%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 172Against 0Abstain 1Absent 12

S&D135 MEPs

For 124Against 0Abstain 0Absent 11

ECR82 MEPs

For 80Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Renew79 MEPs

For 76Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

PfE81 MEPs

For 60Against 0Abstain 15Absent 6

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 52Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

The Left45 MEPs

For 36Against 1Abstain 2Absent 6

NI29 MEPs

For 20Against 7Abstain 2Absent 0

ESN27 MEPs

For 2Against 17Abstain 7Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany77
France76
Italy70
Spain55
Poland47

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 6Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 4Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 14Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 13Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

France82 MEPs

For 76Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Germany96 MEPs

For 77Against 14Abstain 0Absent 5

Greece21 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 1Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

Ireland14 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 70Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Latvia9 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 24Against 0Abstain 6Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 47Against 1Abstain 3Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 17Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 28Against 1Abstain 1Absent 3

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 2Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 55Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

Sweden21 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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