{"value":{"id":168772,"memberId":4262,"member":null,"memberRole":"The Commercial Secretary to the Treasury","uin":"HLWS77","dateMade":"2014-12-09T00:00:00","answeringBodyId":14,"answeringBodyName":"HM Treasury","title":"ECOFIN","text":"<p>My right honourable friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer (George Osborne) has today made the following Written Minsiterial Statement.</p><p> </p><p>A meeting of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council will be held in Brussels on 9 December 2014. Ministers will discuss the following items:</p><p> </p><p><strong>Financial Transactions Tax</strong></p><p>The Presidency will present a short state of play update on this file, both in light of work carried out during their Semester and work which will be taken forward under the next Presidency.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Current Legislative Proposals</strong></p><p>The Presidency will provide an update on the status of current legislative files.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Single Resolution Mechanism- Single Resolution Fund contributions</strong></p><p>The Presidency will seek political agreement on a proposed Regulation regarding ex ante contribution by participants to the Single Resolution Fund.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Measures in support of investment</strong></p><p>Ministers will discuss measures to support investment ahead of discussion at December European Council.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Review of the Europe 2020 Strategy</strong></p><p>The Council will hold a follow-up discussion on the Europe 2020 review ahead of General Affairs Council in December.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Economic Governance</strong></p><p>Ahead of discussion at December European Council the Commission will present a suite of documents, including the Annual Growth Survey 2015, the Alert Mechanism Report 2015 and a communication on the Six-Pack and Two-Pack review. Ministers will then hold an exchange of views on these items.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Annual Report of the Court of Auditors on Budget Implementation</strong></p><p>The President of the European Court of Auditors will present the Court’s annual report on the implementation of the budget for the financial year 2013.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Code of Conduct (Business taxation)</strong></p><p>The Council will be invited to endorse the report on the progress of the Code of Conduct group during the Italian Presidency, and to adopt accompanying Council Conclusions.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Letter by Finance Ministers Sapin, Schaeuble and Padoan to Commissioner Moscovici</strong></p><p>The Presidency will provide information on a letter from France, Germany and Italy to Commissioner Moscovici outlining views on ways forward to tackle tax avoidance.</p><p> </p><p> </p>","house":"Lords","noticeNumber":0,"hasAttachments":false,"hasLinkedStatements":true,"linkedStatements":[{"linkedStatementId":168762,"linkType":"JointStatement","linkDate":"2014-12-09T00:00:00"}],"attachments":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Statements/168772","method":"GET"}]}