As reported, the multi-year EU budget must rise from 1.2 to two trillion euros. This increase for the German government is “not transferred in times when all Member States make significant efforts to consolidate national households”. Berlin rejects the proposal of the EU Committee Chief Ursula von der Leyen-Even as the reform approach of the committee and the orientation of the budget for new priorities are “correct”.
The EU committee presented the first proposals for future EU finances on Wednesday. The EU president of the Leyen proposed a total volume of two trillion euros. Rejection also came from the European Parliament that the financial framework does not go far enough. The Austrian government announced a constructive attitude, even with the stimulus topic of its own funds. The Austrian EU contribution should not increase.
Brussels is planning new sources of income
As one of the various new sources of income for the EU budget, the EU committee proposes a tax for large companies with an annual turnover of more than 100 million euros. Based on their annual net turnover, companies have to contribute to Brussels: 100,000 euros with a turnover of 100 million euros to 249 million euros, 250,000 euros with a turnover of up to 499 million euros, 500,000 euros with a turnover of a maximum of 749 million euros and 750,000 euros with a turnover of 750 million euros.
In addition, the Brussels Authority provides for a tax on electronic waste that has not been collected for recycling and wants 15 percent of the income from tobacco taxes to flow from the capitals to Brussels. According to the committee, these and other new own funds are to raise 58.5 billion euros annually.
Car -Industry also criticizes
The extra tax for large companies is not only criticized in the German federal government. It was already said in advance from the Auto Industry Association VDA that companies in Germany and Europe were found to be extremely difficult in an economically difficult situation. “Every tax increase or the introduction of extra taxes therefore prohibits – both at national and European level,” said President Hildegard Müller.
Source: Krone
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