European Parliament
Van Lancker (PSE ).
(NL)
Mr President, at the eleventh hour the rapporteur, Mr Thomas Mann, has made some further effort to move some way towards my group’s position. We very much appreciate this effort. Nevertheless, the result does not yet entirely meet our expectations. This is because there are a number of passages concerning SME policy and concerning tax reduction that we cannot wholeheartedly support. I would therefore like to call on my group to refrain from voting on this report.

