Lhe Austrian Commissioner Johannes Hahn did not hesitate to speak of a “historic moment” by presenting, on Wednesday, the three new “own resources” which the European Union intends to acquire at the 1er January 2023. On the basis of the compromises between the 27 and the European Parliament, the Commission is moving on to concrete things to deal, at least in part, with the repayment of the “European subsidies” of the said recovery plan. Next Generation EU. In part, because the account is not there: it would take 15 billion euros per year. The new tax revenues envisaged would cover only two thirds of this. Also, Commissioner Hahn announces that a new “own resources” proposal will be presented in 2023.
For the moment, the Commission is relying primarily on additional revenue …
