Financing the EU Budget - Moving Forward or Backwards

Informationen zum Autor Principal Adviser, the European Court of Auditors Klappentext Gabriele Cipriani presents a historical overview of the EU revenue system, the context for revenue-raising arrangements and the concept of the EU's "own resources." He assesses the current system against issues of simplicity, transparency, equity, and democratic accountability and outlines two possible options for reforming the EU revenue system. Zusammenfassung Gabriele Cipriani presents a historical overview of the EU revenue system! the context for revenue-raising arrangements and the concept of the EU's "own resources." He assesses the current system against issues of simplicity! transparency! equity! and democratic accountability and outlines two possible options for reforming the EU revenue system. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface 1. The EU budget revenue systemEU 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 resourceFinancial 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

Product details

• Authors: Dr Gabriele Cipriani, Gabriele Cipriani, Cipriani Gabriele
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 18.11.2014
• EAN: 9781783483303
• ISBN: 978-1-78348-330-3
• Dimensions: 153 mm x 230 mm x 9 mm
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Public Finance, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Affairs & Administration, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, Politics & government, Social welfare & social services, Public Administration, Public finance, Public finance & taxation, EU Revenue system;EU tax policy;Financing the EU;VAT