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Business in Europe: Framework for Income Taxation (BEFIT) *

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 180966Source: 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
✓Some 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+7 / 10

Group division+12 / 15

Country division+8 / 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 “Business in Europe: Framework for Income Taxation (BEFIT) *”. Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, PfE, ECR, Renew and ESN voted mostly against. Greens-EFA mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (56 for, 486 against, 82 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

Against

486

Abstain

Margin of victory

430 votes

Turnout (cast)

624

Absent

Participation rate

86.8%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 0Against 167Abstain 0Absent 18

S&D135 MEPs

For 1Against 103Abstain 9Absent 22

PfE83 MEPs

For 0Against 48Abstain 27Absent 8

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 72Abstain 1Absent 9

Renew78 MEPs

For 0Against 66Abstain 0Absent 12

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 43Absent 7

The Left45 MEPs

For 38Against 0Abstain 1Absent 6

NI29 MEPs

For 15Against 7Abstain 1Absent 6

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 21Abstain 0Absent 6

Country angle

Most in favour

None.

Most against

Germany58
Italy50
Poland48
Spain47
Romania26

Divided delegations

Greece
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 0Against 17Abstain 2Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 2Against 17Abstain 2Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 0Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 2Against 17Abstain 1Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 3Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 3Against 9Abstain 1Absent 2

France81 MEPs

For 8Against 25Abstain 40Absent 8

Germany96 MEPs

For 8Against 58Abstain 12Absent 18

Greece21 MEPs

For 7Against 10Abstain 2Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 17Abstain 0Absent 4

Ireland14 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 1Absent 3

Italy76 MEPs

For 9Against 50Abstain 3Absent 14

Latvia9 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 1Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 1Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 0Against 20Abstain 6Absent 5

Poland53 MEPs

For 0Against 48Abstain 1Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 17Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 0Against 26Abstain 0Absent 7

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 1Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 4Against 47Abstain 1Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 2Against 14Abstain 3Absent 2

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