The EU’s sources of income include: contributions from member countries; import duties on products from outside the EU; a new contribution based on non-recycled plastic packaging waste; and fines imposed when businesses fail to comply with EU rules. The EU countries agree on the size of the EU budget and how it is to be financed several years in advance.
The EU budget
is funded chiefly from the EU’s own resources, supplemented by other sources of revenue
is based on the principle that expenditure must be matched by revenue
The EU budget is financed from the following sources
a proportion of each country’s gross national income (GNI) in line with how wealthy they are
customs duties on imports from outside the EU
a small part of the value added tax collected by each EU country
starting in 2021, a contribution based on the amount of non-recycled plastic packaging waste in each country
other revenue, including contributions from non-EU countries to certain programmes, interest on late payments and fines, as well as any surplus from the previous year
To finance NextGenerationEU, the European Commission will raise funds on the capital markets, which will be repaid over a long period until 2058.
1. The EU budget is funded by
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2. The EU’s budget pays for...
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2. The EU's budget pays for various expenditures, including agricultural subsidies, regional development projects, research and innovation programs, infrastructure projects, administrative costs, and funding for common policies such as the Common Agricultural Policy, Common Fisheries Policy, and Common Foreign and Security Policy. Additionally, the EU budget also supports certain programs and initiatives in non-EU countries.
Three countries that are part of the Eurozone are:
1. Germany
2. France
3. Italy
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