Ireland Backs 'Ambitious' New EU Taxes as Budget Talks Intensify
17 Articles
17 Articles
The President of the European Council, Antonio Costa, stated that any plan to reduce the next seven-year budget of the European Union risked opposition from EU governments." It is easy to say, "I want to reduce the total volume."
The president of the European Council visited 25 capitals and urged governments to relax red lines to guarantee a budget agreement. In other words: Member States must give up recipes to make them common. Tobacco is an example.
Brussels would try to raise additional resources for the next seven-year budget with new EU taxes, but member states would only support charges that do not reduce national tax revenues already collected. One new direction in the negotiations could be to tax e-cigarettes and cryptocurrencies, which are not currently subject to similar public charges in several countries. António Costa said member states must reach an agreement by October if they …
The President of the European Council, Antonio Costa, claims that the future budget of the European Union needs new sources of income, which do not overlap with taxes already collected by national governments. In an interview given Politico, after a tour in 25 European capitals, Costa explained that such a mechanism could facilitate agreement on the budget for the period 2028-2034.
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 50% of the sources are Center
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium














