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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 180971Source: 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
✓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+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 “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 (49 for, 506 against, 60 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

506

Abstain

Margin of victory

457 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 163Abstain 0Absent 22

S&D135 MEPs

For 4Against 105Abstain 11Absent 15

PfE83 MEPs

For 0Against 75Abstain 0Absent 8

ECR82 MEPs

For 1Against 70Abstain 0Absent 11

Renew78 MEPs

For 1Against 62Abstain 0Absent 15

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 40Absent 9

The Left45 MEPs

For 30Against 0Abstain 4Absent 11

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 22Abstain 0Absent 5

NI29 MEPs

For 9Against 8Abstain 5Absent 7

Country angle

Most in favour

None.

Most against

Germany56
France50
Italy50
Spain50
Poland44

Divided delegations

Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 0Against 17Abstain 2Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 2Against 18Abstain 1Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 0Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 1Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 1Absent 2

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 2Against 16Abstain 1Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 3Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 3Against 9Abstain 1Absent 2

France81 MEPs

For 7Against 50Abstain 15Absent 9

Germany96 MEPs

For 4Against 56Abstain 16Absent 20

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 12Abstain 0Absent 5

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 15Abstain 0Absent 4

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 2Absent 3

Italy76 MEPs

For 11Against 50Abstain 2Absent 13

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 21Abstain 6Absent 4

Poland53 MEPs

For 1Against 44Abstain 1Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 1Against 17Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 0Against 26Abstain 0Absent 7

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 5Against 8Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 1Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 4Against 50Abstain 1Absent 5

Sweden21 MEPs

For 1Against 15Abstain 4Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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