Brussels, 23/03/2012 (Agence Europe) - If adopted according to the Commission's suggestions, as a new “own resource” of the EU budget, the financial transaction tax (FTT) would significantly reduce the contributions of member states to the EU budget. According to estimates presented on Thursday 22 March 2012 by the European Commission, member state contributions would be slashed by €54bn in 2020, says the Commission (see EUROPE 10580).
Germany's contribution could be cut by some...