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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 180974Source: 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
✓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+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) *”. PfE, ECR, ESN and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (171 for, 431 against, 18 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

171

Against

431

Abstain

Margin of victory

260 votes

Turnout (cast)

620

Absent

Participation rate

86.2%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 6Against 161Abstain 1Absent 17

S&D135 MEPs

For 1Against 117Abstain 0Absent 17

PfE83 MEPs

For 66Against 0Abstain 8Absent 9

ECR82 MEPs

For 64Against 1Abstain 4Absent 13

Renew78 MEPs

For 0Against 67Abstain 0Absent 11

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 1Against 44Abstain 0Absent 8

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 32Abstain 2Absent 11

ESN27 MEPs

For 23Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

NI29 MEPs

For 9Against 9Abstain 3Absent 8

Country angle

Most in favour

Hungary10
Slovakia7
Cyprus2

Most against

Germany65
Spain46
France38
Italy33
Poland24

Divided delegations

France
Hungary
Italy
Latvia
Poland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 5Against 14Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 3Against 16Abstain 3Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 0Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 1Absent 2

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 3Against 8Abstain 9Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 4Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 1Against 12Abstain 0Absent 2

France81 MEPs

For 34Against 38Abstain 1Absent 8

Germany96 MEPs

For 15Against 65Abstain 0Absent 16

Greece21 MEPs

For 3Against 13Abstain 1Absent 4

Hungary21 MEPs

For 10Against 7Abstain 0Absent 4

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 0Absent 3

Italy76 MEPs

For 29Against 33Abstain 0Absent 14

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 5Against 21Abstain 0Absent 5

Poland53 MEPs

For 21Against 24Abstain 0Absent 8

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 16Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 6Against 19Abstain 0Absent 8

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 1Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain60 MEPs

For 9Against 46Abstain 0Absent 5

Sweden21 MEPs

For 3Against 15Abstain 2Absent 1

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