Greater revenues are needed to meet new priorities. Large technology companies should also be included.
There is a vast debate going on about how Europa he wants spend money in the coming years – and where should it come from this money.
The European Union is preparing an ambitious reform of its financing, proposing the creation of new taxes on cryptocurrencies, online games and large digital companies.
The initiative comes in the context of negotiations for the next budget multiannual, referring to the Multiannual Financial Framework between 2028 and 2034, which should reach approximately 2.01 billion euros — an increase of approximately 10% in light of the European Commission’s initial proposal.
The European Parliament argues that this budget increase is necessary to respond to new priorities: defense, energy transition and economic support in crisis scenarios. However, it rejects directly increasing contributions from Member States, instead focusing on creating its own revenue.
In other words, more money is needed, but without increasing the values for each country.
Among the proposed measures is the introduction of a taxa on profits obtained from transactions cryptocurrencies, a sector that has grown rapidly and that, until now, has been the target of unequal tax regimes between countries.
Brussels is also considering taxing online game, a highly profitable and expanding activity in the European digital space, describes .
Another pillar of the proposal involves the call “taxa digital”, aimed at big technology companies, many of which have been criticized for paying low taxes compared to their overall profits.
This measure already has some support political, particularly from countries such as France e Germany, which could facilitate negotiations.
In addition to creating new revenue, Parliament proposes that the debt repayment contracted during the period is treated outside the traditional limits of the European budget, thus avoiding further pressure on community accounts.
Proposals will still need to be traded with the Member States – and this process must be complex.
