As much as you love that child and try to foster the very best environment, there are occasions, sadly, and we have seen them, where despite the best efforts of a parent, young people, for reasons that may be related to their mental health or related to their propensity to be involved in drugs or alcohol or their involvement with another group of youths who are on the wrong track, find themselves in the justice system and find themselves under a probation order.

A. whereas growth in the euro area and the 25-member European Union is failing to achieve its potential on a sustained basis and is still too weak, particularly in the four leading economies in the euro area; whereas household consumption is still faltering and the economic outlook for 2005 and 2006 continues to be unsatisfactory, contributing to a continuing high level of unemployment which will decline only slowly; whereas, despite the lowest interest rates since the Second World War, there is little willingness to invest;

A. whereas growth in the eurozone and the 25-Member European Union is unable sustainably to achieve its potential and remains weak; whereas household consumption is still faltering and the economic outlook for 2005 and 2006 remains poor, contributing to a continuing high level of unemployment which will decline only slowly; whereas, despite the lowest interest rates since the Second World War, there is little willingness to invest and no change is foreseeable, at least in the short term; whereas the structural reforms which are, after all, universally regarded as necessary have not been carried out in all the Member States with the r ...[+++]equisite care, and whereas reforms at Community level are making only slow progress,

A. whereas growth in the eurozone and European Union of 25 is unable consistently to achieve its potential and remains weak; whereas household consumption is still faltering and the economic outlook for 2005 and 2006 remains poor, contributing to a continuing high level of unemployment which will only slowly decline; whereas, despite the lowest interest rates since the Second World War, there is little willingness to invest and no change is foreseeable, at least in the short term; whereas the structural reforms which are, after all, universally regarded as necessary have not been carried out in all the Member States with the requisite ...[+++] care, and whereas reforms at Community level are making only slow progress,

It also noted that there is statistical evidence in some Member States of changes in drinking patterns among adolescents which are of particular concern including 'a trend to consume alcohol in combination with other drugs'.

Perhaps we should not reduce taxes for all income categories, but do so for this category of taxpayers in particular, particularly since this category is the one assessed to have the highest marginal propensity to consume.