{"product_id":"financing-the-eu-budget-moving-forward-or-backwards-9781783483303","title":"Financing the EU Budget: Moving Forward or","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOften described as complex, opaque and unfair, the EU budget financing system is an “unfinished journey.” One of the most critical issues is that EU revenue, drawn from the cashbox of national taxation, remains impalpable to the general public.   The nature of the EU as a union of states and their nationals makes the visibility of EU revenue unavoidable. The political sustainability of a move that would put the legitimacy of EU revenue at the forefront of public discussion will depend on the European Commission’s ability to show that EU funds can achieve results that are truly beyond member states’ reach.   The value-added tax (VAT) is a natural choice for funding the EU budget, through a dedicated EU VAT rate as part of the national VAT and designed as such in fiscal receipts, whose use as a means for raising EU citizens’ awareness could be encouraged already in the current arrangements.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface  1. The EU budget revenue system EU revenue: A short history  What do ‘own resources’ actually mean?  To each its own  The price of unanimity  Who pays how much?  Concluding remarks   2. Simplicity, transparency, equity and democratic accountability  Four good reasons for change   The drawbacks of the 2011 Commission’s proposals  New VAT-based resource Financial transaction tax   Correction mechanism  Reducing the burden on national budgets?  Two categories of revenue sources for the EU budget  Back to the past  Making an EU resource visible to citizens   Concluding remarks   3. EU expenditure: The other side of the same coin  The legitimacy of EU revenue  How much money for the EU budget?  Concluding remarks  References","brand":"Rowman \u0026 Littlefield International","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042289647959,"sku":"9781783483303","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781783483303.jpg?v=1750953789","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/financing-the-eu-budget-moving-forward-or-backwards-9781783483303","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}