Ud over alle de skattemæssige foranstaltninger, der kan vedtages på medlemsstatsniveau, er der behov for løsninger på EU-plan for at undgå en forværring af de uligheder, der allerede findes mellem medlemsstaterne, og som er stigende på grund af den alvorlige sociale og økonomiske krise, der rammer de mest sårbare økonomier hårdest.
As well as any tax measures that could be adopted at Member State level, EU-level solutions are needed so as not to exacerbate the inequalities that already exist today between Member States and which are increasing because of the serious social and economic crisis, which is hitting the most vulnerable economies particularly hard.