{"product_id":"financing-the-eu-budget-gabriele-cipriani-9781783483303","title":"Financing the EU Budget: Moving Forward or Backwards?","description":"\u003cp\u003eOften described as complex, opaque and unfair, the EU budget financing system is an \"unfinished journey.\" One of the most critical issues is that EU revenue, drawn from the cashbox of national taxation, remains impalpable to the general public. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe nature of the EU as a union of states and their nationals makes the visibility of EU revenue unavoidable. The political sustainability of a move that would put the legitimacy of EU revenue at the forefront of public discussion will depend on the European Commission's ability to show that EU funds can achieve results that are truly beyond member states' reach. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe value-added tax (VAT) is a natural choice for funding the EU budget, through a dedicated EU VAT rate as part of the national VAT and designed as such in fiscal receipts, whose use as a means for raising EU citizens' awareness could be encouraged already in the current arrangements.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gabriele Cipriani\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 178348330X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781783483303\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Centre for European Policy Studies\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/19\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.39lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.40d","brand":"Gabriele Cipriani","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48445701095679,"sku":"9781783483303","price":32.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b304773f-013d-4f66-bdcc-8d142db3feb2.jpg?v=1777220114","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/financing-the-eu-budget-gabriele-cipriani-9781783483303","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}