MEPs, who are responding to a specific Commission consultation paper following on from the reform proposals for the whole range of state aid policy, say state aid for innovation should be complementary to the relevant EU policies and should have a clear measurable added value for the immediate beneficiaries as well as a secondary impact on the broader local, regional and national economy.
Vērtējot Eiropas Komisijas apspriežu dokumentu par valsts atbalstu jauninājumu jomā, Parlaments uzsver, ka tam arī turpmāk jāpaliek kā izņēmumam — " instrumentam, ar kura palīdzību labot trūkumus, kuri nav novēršami ar parastajiem politikas instrumentiem ".