Reform Options for the EU Own Resources System
This study develops a reform proposal for the future revenue system of the EU budget. The findings strongly reject the idea that a reform based on an EU tax-based own resource would remedy current problems. Against the background of the status quo analysis the authors present a reform model which in...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Heidelberg
Physica
2008, 2008
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2008 |
| Series: | ZEW Economic Studies
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | This study develops a reform proposal for the future revenue system of the EU budget. The findings strongly reject the idea that a reform based on an EU tax-based own resource would remedy current problems. Against the background of the status quo analysis the authors present a reform model which includes the complete phasing out of the VAT resource, a financing of the budget completely on the basis of the GNI resource and a generalised but limited correction mechanism (GLCM). The GLCM would make a clear distinction between policies having an intentional distributive effect or not. A further element of the reform proposal is a move towards a stronger financial contribution of regions to EU spending |
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| Physical Description: | X, 178 p. 34 illus online resource |
| ISBN: | 9783790820669 |