← Votes·2026-07-09

Feasibility of a 28th tax regime and its potential to support EU competitiveness

Vote ID 194869Source: 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
✓Significant national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+0 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+10 / 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 “Feasibility of a 28th tax regime and its potential to support EU competitiveness”. EPP, S&D, Renew and Greens-EFA voted mostly in favour, while PfE, ECR, Left, ESN and NI voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (366 for, 192 against, 39 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

366

Against

192

Abstain

Margin of victory

174 votes

Turnout (cast)

597

Absent

Participation rate

96.6%

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

By political group

EPP167 MEPs

For 149Against 4Abstain 7Absent 7

S&D111 MEPs

For 98Against 1Abstain 8Absent 4

PfE69 MEPs

For 0Against 63Abstain 5Absent 1

Renew69 MEPs

For 63Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

ECR67 MEPs

For 0Against 62Abstain 2Absent 3

Greens/EFA48 MEPs

For 41Against 1Abstain 3Absent 3

The Left36 MEPs

For 12Against 19Abstain 5Absent 0

ESN25 MEPs

For 0Against 24Abstain 1Absent 0

NI25 MEPs

For 2Against 14Abstain 8Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany61
Spain41
Italy32
Poland24
Netherlands19

Most against

France35
Czech Republic11
Hungary8

Divided delegations

Belgium
Bulgaria
Czech Republic
France
Greece
Hungary
Ireland
Latvia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 13Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium18 MEPs

For 9Against 8Abstain 1Absent 0

Bulgaria14 MEPs

For 7Against 4Abstain 1Absent 2

Croatia10 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus3 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic17 MEPs

For 6Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 1Absent 1

Estonia6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

France69 MEPs

For 25Against 35Abstain 6Absent 3

Germany90 MEPs

For 61Against 19Abstain 3Absent 7

Greece15 MEPs

For 8Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Hungary15 MEPs

For 6Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Ireland12 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy54 MEPs

For 32Against 17Abstain 5Absent 0

Latvia9 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 7Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg5 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Malta5 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 3Absent 0

Netherlands28 MEPs

For 19Against 7Abstain 2Absent 0

Poland48 MEPs

For 24Against 24Abstain 0Absent 0

Portugal19 MEPs

For 15Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania27 MEPs

For 18Against 6Abstain 0Absent 3

Slovakia12 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 5Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Spain53 MEPs

For 41Against 9Abstain 2Absent 1

Sweden21 MEPs

For 8Against 5Abstain 8Absent 0

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