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The European Commission is proposing a 750 billion euro plan with joint debt to boost the Union's economy in the aftermath of the health crisis triggered by the Covid-19. But the so-called "frugal" countries, such as the Netherlands, Denmark, Austria and Sweden fear that the aid will be misused and spent in vain, in particular by the southern states deemed less rigorous on the budgetary level. "There is no magic money, this money we will reimburse", assured Friday on Europe 1 Amélie de Montchalin, Secretary of State for European Affairs.
"He has no money to make the system work on his own. This crisis has shown weaknesses in all countries. We have things to reform," said Amélie de Montchalin, for whom, however, we must avoid reproduce the Greek case. Transfers of funds should therefore not be accompanied by an obligation to reform. "We are not going to enter into a logic which was that of the Troika and the supervision," she insists.
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Tax Gafa
According to the Secretary of State for European Affairs, this money could in particular be insured in the medium term by the introduction of new tax systems. "I'm not talking about a tax, going to tax households and businesses even more, but there are people in Europe who are profiting from our European prosperity: the Gafa", she slips, while the The United States, however, has just withdrawn from negotiations with the OECD for the creation of an international tax for digital giants.
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"If we go into debt together, if we raise money together, if we go into debt everywhere in Europe where it is necessary, we will reimburse in 2028, when the economy will be better," says Amélie de Montchalin again. "The President of the Republic, Chancellor Merkel and the European Commission agree. If we are not able to have this money for the recovery, we are not living up to our responsibilities," she concluded. .