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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 180968Source: 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
✓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+10 / 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) *”. Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, ECR, PfE, Renew and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (113 for, 493 against, 9 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

113

Against

493

Abstain

Margin of victory

380 votes

Turnout (cast)

615

Absent

104

Participation rate

85.5%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 0Against 164Abstain 0Absent 21

S&D135 MEPs

For 1Against 116Abstain 0Absent 18

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 72Abstain 1Absent 9

PfE83 MEPs

For 27Against 44Abstain 2Absent 10

Renew78 MEPs

For 0Against 65Abstain 0Absent 13

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 41Against 1Abstain 2Absent 9

The Left45 MEPs

For 33Against 2Abstain 1Absent 9

NI29 MEPs

For 11Against 8Abstain 3Absent 7

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 20Abstain 0Absent 7

Country angle

Most in favour

France37

Most against

Germany58
Italy52
Spain48
Poland46
Romania26

Divided delegations

France
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 2Against 17Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 4Against 16Abstain 1Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 0Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 1Absent 2

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 3Against 16Abstain 0Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 3Against 10Abstain 0Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 4Against 8Abstain 0Absent 3

France81 MEPs

For 37Against 32Abstain 1Absent 11

Germany96 MEPs

For 20Against 58Abstain 0Absent 18

Greece21 MEPs

For 3Against 11Abstain 3Absent 4

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 16Abstain 1Absent 4

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 0Absent 3

Italy76 MEPs

For 12Against 52Abstain 0Absent 12

Latvia9 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 1Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 5Against 20Abstain 0Absent 6

Poland53 MEPs

For 0Against 46Abstain 1Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 16Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 0Against 26Abstain 0Absent 7

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 5Against 8Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 5Against 48Abstain 0Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 5Against 15Abstain 0Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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