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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 180969Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Very fragmented political vote
✓Significant national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Some 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+4 / 10

Group division+15 / 15

Country division+12 / 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, PfE, ECR, Renew and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (123 for, 476 against, 27 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

123

Against

476

Abstain

Margin of victory

353 votes

Turnout (cast)

626

Absent

Participation rate

87.1%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 0Against 167Abstain 0Absent 18

S&D135 MEPs

For 5Against 112Abstain 0Absent 18

PfE83 MEPs

For 28Against 31Abstain 15Absent 9

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 71Abstain 1Absent 10

Renew78 MEPs

For 0Against 67Abstain 0Absent 11

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 45Against 1Abstain 0Absent 7

The Left45 MEPs

For 34Against 2Abstain 1Absent 8

NI29 MEPs

For 11Against 5Abstain 7Absent 6

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 19Abstain 3Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

France39

Most against

Germany59
Spain49
Italy45
Poland42
Romania26

Divided delegations

France
Greece

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 2Against 17Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 5Against 15Abstain 0Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 0Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 1Absent 2

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 3Against 17Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 4Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 4Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

France81 MEPs

For 39Against 36Abstain 0Absent 6

Germany96 MEPs

For 21Against 59Abstain 0Absent 16

Greece21 MEPs

For 6Against 9Abstain 4Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 9Absent 4

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 0Absent 3

Italy76 MEPs

For 11Against 45Abstain 6Absent 14

Latvia9 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 6Against 20Abstain 0Absent 5

Poland53 MEPs

For 0Against 42Abstain 4Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 1Against 17Abstain 1Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 0Against 26Abstain 0Absent 7

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 4Against 8Abstain 2Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 5Against 49Abstain 0Absent 6

Sweden21 MEPs

For 4Against 15Abstain 0Absent 2

Individual MEP positions

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