Why net operating balances are a distorted indicator of a Member State's benefit from the EU budget
Briefing
19-02-2020
Operating budgetary balance (OBB) calculations imply that EU spending is a zero-sum game. This feature is inconsistent with the main argument that EU spending creates European added value. Thus, taking simple net operating balances as an indicator of a Member State’s ‘net benefit’ from the Union’s fiscal activities can lead to misleading results, as demonstrated in the following points of argument.
Briefing
Externý autor
Zareh Astryan, Annika Havlik, Friedrich Heinemann, Justus Nover