Taxes are the hinge that links citizens to one another and to the common good.We should also consider eliminating.the ‘boutique’ tax credits of recent budgets.consider implementing taxes on very large inheritances of wealth which pass morally-unjustifiable class privilege.Significant revenues could be raised by the introduction of a financial transactions tax.Green taxes—such as a carbon tax and higher taxes on natural resources—need to be considered as a means of financing.

Taxes are the hinge that links citizens to one another and to the common good.We should also consider eliminating.the ‘boutique’ tax credits of recent budgets.consider implementing taxes on very large inheritances of wealth which pass morally-unjustifiable class privilege.Significant [tax] revenues could be raised by the introduction of a financial transactions tax, and by cracking down on tax evasion through offshore tax havens.

For example, Belgium, Portugal, and the UK have extended tax credits for RD and innovation expenditures and Ireland has introduced them in the budget for 2004; Belgium, Germany, Ireland, and Italy have opened up new sources of funding for RD and innovation; Ireland and the Netherlands have taken measures to improve the cooperation between research and business; Greece is supporting university spin-offs; and Denmark and the Netherlands are making an effort to raise the number of university graduates in science and technology.

In the recent budget the government continued to announce non-refundable tax credits that are absolutely useless to a large number of people.

9. The allocation of funds for the year 2014 shall be based on the latest available data on actions carried out and the budget take-up under the Lifelong Learning, Youth in Action and Erasmus Mundus programmes up to and including 31 December 2013.

21. Notes that the commitment rate for appropriations entered in the budget for the financial year 2005 was over 90 % and that the carry-over rate remained high for operating expenditure (Title III), at 30 %, whereas the cancellation rate for appropriations carried over was close to 15 %; invites the Agency to improve its programming and adhere to it more strictly; notes that the management of the budget shows a high number of transfers of appropriations between budget lines and considers that the supporting documentation for these transfers is inadequate; invites the Agency to guarantee that the rules and limits applicable to transfe ...[+++]rs are observed;

21. Notes that the commitment rate for appropriations entered in the budget for the financial year 2005 was over 90 % and that the carry-over rate remained high for operating expenditure (Title III), at 30 %, whereas the cancellation rate for appropriations carried over was close to 15 %; invites the Agency to improve its programming and adhere to it more strictly; notes that the management of the budget shows a high number of transfers of appropriations between budget lines and considers that the supporting documentation for these transfers is inadequate; invites the Agency to guarantee that the rules and limits applicable to transfe ...[+++]rs are observed;

Instead of respecting a recent all party vote in the House of Commons calling for humane treatment of persons with disabilities, his recent budget brought in new restrictions on the disability tax credit and only a fraction of what is needed for child care and low cost housing.

The conclusions reflect the position of the Committee on Budgets' opinions during this mandate on the implementation of the Structural Funds and the utilisation of their appropriations, as well as respecting recent Parliament resolutions on Agenda 2000 -financial framework (report by Mr Colom i Naval) and on "Agenda 2000 -economic and social cohesion(report by Mrs Schroedter).

The PEIFA submitted recommendations for inclusion in the recent federal budget, including the establishment of a stabilization fund for harvesters; financial support to rationalization; policy initiatives to ease access to credit for fish harvesters and processers alike; funding support to a national agency to promote seafood marketing, eco-labelling and ocean-to-plate initiatives; reduction to certain fees, such as licences an ...[+++]d observers; tax reductions for the application of green technologies to fishing enterprises; improved science, research, enforcement and small craft harbour programs by DFO; improved training assistance for fish harvesters; and encouragement to the provinces to initiate and improve fisheries loan board agencies and programs.