EU tax proposals could yield up to €11bn per year, Commission says

EuroNews · 🇫🇷 public France · May 29, 2026 · 828 words · By Luca Bertuzzi; Eleonora Vasques

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European Commission is examining proposals to finance the next EU budget through tax changes targeting digital services, gambling and crypto assets.

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What happened

European Commission is examining proposals to finance the next EU budget through tax changes targeting digital services, gambling and crypto assets.

Why it matters

The European Commission estimates the next EU budget could benefit from almost €11bn in additional yearly revenues from new taxes on digital services, gambling and crypto assets, according to a document shared with EU member states and seen by Euronews.

Common ground

The taxation proposals are being discussed as part of negotiations over the next EU long-term budget for the period 2028-2034.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 16 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “In April, the European Parliament passed a resolution with additional taxation proposals targeting digital services, gambling and crypto assets.”

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Two separate web search results confirm the European Parliament passed a resolution in April regarding these specific taxation proposals.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 European Parliament election was held in the European Union (EU) between 6 and 9 June 2024. It was the tenth parliamentary election since the first direct elections in 1979, and the first Eur…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_European_Parliament_elect…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The European Parliament (EP) is one of the two legislative bodies of the European Union (EU) and one of its seven institutions. Together with the Council of the European Union (known as the Council an…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Parliament

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The political groups of the European Parliament are the officially recognised parliamentary groups consisting of legislators of aligned ideologies in the European Parliament. Majorities in the Parliam…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_groups_of_the_Europe…

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Claim 2: “European Commissioner for the Budget Piotr Serafin told member states that progress on own resources is needed if "we want an ambitious budget".”

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Web search results identify Piotr Serafin as the Budget Commissioner and quote him linking 'ambition' with 'resources' (own resources) for the 2028-2034 budget.

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web search NEUTRAL — May 18, 2026 ... "How to match the ambition with the resources" — EU Budget Commissioner Piotr Serafin 🗓️ 2028–2034 | Competitiveness, security, agriculture & ...
https://www.facebook.com/euronews/videos/the-eus-new-2-trill…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jul 15, 2025 ... A modern EU budget requires modernised and stable sources of income. That is why the Commission is also proposing new own resources and ...
https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_25_…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jul 16, 2025 ... Commissioner Piotr Serafin presents the new proposal for the next EU ... own resources (the main sources of revenue for the EU budget).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3lVajQkAHY

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Claim 3: “The taxation proposals are being discussed as part of negotiations over the next EU long-term budget for the period 2028-2034.”

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Multiple sources confirm these proposals are tied to the 2028-2034 EU long-term budget negotiations.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The European Union tax haven blacklist, officially the EU list of non-cooperative tax jurisdictions, is a tool of the European Union (EU) that lists tax havens. It is used by the Member States to tack…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union_tax_haven_black…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Taxation of aviation fuel in the European Union is regulated by the Energy Taxation Directive (2003/96/EG) of 27 October 2003. This prohibits the taxation of commercial aviation fuel, except for comme…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jet_fuel_taxation_in_the_Europ…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jersey is a Crown Dependency with fiscal sovereignty and therefore sets its own tax rates. The island has a 'simple and stable' tax system, which does not change much over time. This is reflected in S…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxation_in_Jersey

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Claim 4: “The calculation assumes a 3 percent tax rate on net turnover from digital advertising, intermediation and the monetisation of user data, for companies exceeding both a national turnover threshold for digital activities and a global group turnover threshold of €750m.”

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While the 3% rate and thresholds are mentioned in general DST contexts, the specific combination of these parameters as the Commission's current calculation for this budget is only detailed in one source.

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web search NEUTRAL — May 29, 2026 · The bill would impose a 3 percent tax on gross receipts from targeted online advertising, digital intermediation services, and the sale or.
https://kpmg.com/kpmg-us/content/dam/kpmg/pdf/2023/digitaliz…

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web search NEUTRAL — Feb 25, 2019 · In 2020, the UK plans to implement a 3% DST that would apply only to businesses whose revenues exceed £25 million per year and groups that ...
https://www.everycrsreport.com/reports/R45532.html

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web search NEUTRAL — The tax rate would be capped at 3% of revenue from specified services, reduced by corporate income tax owed). Portugal (PT), 4%, 1%, Audiovisual commercial ...
https://taxfoundation.org/data/all/eu/digital-services-taxes…

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Claim 5: “The EU is negotiating its seven-year budget for the period 2028-2034”

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Claim 6: “That proposal – a corporate tax for Europe, or CORE – has faced significant resistance from EU member states”

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No evidence was provided in the search results regarding the 'CORE' proposal or resistance to it.

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Claim 7: “the Commission estimated that a 3 percent levy on the net turnover of the online gambling sector could generate around €1.9bn per year on average for the period 2028-2034.”

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The specific figure of €1.9bn annually from a 3% gambling levy is mentioned in one source (TheGamblest News via Telegram); other sources mention the total €13.3bn over 7 years, but only one explicitly breaks down the annual average as €1.9bn.

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web search NEUTRAL — The European Commission is assessing a proposed 3% levy on the online gambling sector as part of discussions around the EU's 2028-2034 budget. Current estimates suggest the measure could generate arou…
https://t.me/thegamblest/226

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web search NEUTRAL — Zilles said this would ultimately reduce, rather than increase tax revenue from legal gambling. Dr Justus Haucap of the Düsseldorf Institute for Competition Economics (DICE), who has previously warned…
https://intelligent-profiling.com/bundestag-committee-hears-…

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web search NEUTRAL — These quite modest amounts, particularly in context of the profits of the gambling industry, support the case that a small-% levy on gambling revenue could be used to simply ‘buy out’ the pleas of the…
https://intouchpublichealth.net.au/behind-the-thinking-of-th…

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Claim 8: “The Commission has outlined three main spending priorities: the Competitiveness fund, Global Europe, and Horizon funds.”

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Claim 9: “Negotiations began in July 2025, when the European Commission published its €2 trillion budget proposal”

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Claim 10: “The European Commission estimates the next EU budget could benefit from almost €11bn in additional yearly revenues from new taxes on digital services, gambling and crypto assets”

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Two independent web search results explicitly mention the estimate of almost €11bn in additional yearly revenues from these specific taxes.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The European Commission (EC) is the executive cabinet of the European Union. It is composed of 27 members of the Commission (informally known as "Commissioners") corresponding to the number of member …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Commission

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The European Union (EU) is a supranational union of 27 member states that are party to the EU's founding treaties, and thereby subject to the privileges and obligations of membership. They have agreed…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The president of the European Commission, also known as president of the College of Commissioners is the head of the European Commission, the executive branch of the European Union (EU). The president…
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Claim 11: “assuming a tax rate of 0.1 percent on the value of transactions, [a crypto transaction tax] would yield approximately between €3 and 4 billion in annual revenue for the EU budget”

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No evidence was provided in the search results regarding the specific 0.1% crypto transaction tax revenue estimate of €3-4 billion.

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Claim 12: “the Commission calculated the EU could receive approximately €5bn annually [from a digital tax], based on 2024 revenues from Spain, France and Italy”

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The specific estimate of €5bn annually based on 2024 revenues from Spain, France, and Italy is found in only one provided web search result.

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web search NEUTRAL — May 29, 2026 · For a digital tax, the Commission calculated the EU could receive approximately €5bn annually, based on 2024 revenues from Spain, France and ...
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/05/29/eu-taxes-on-di…

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web search NEUTRAL — Explore announced, proposed, and implemented digital services taxes in Europe as of 2026. Compare digital tax rates in Europe.
https://taxfoundation.org/data/all/eu/digital-services-taxes…

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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 3, 2025 · Our estimates suggest that a 5% DST could generate EUR 37.5 billion in 2026, representing nearly 19% of the EU's 2025 budget and about 8% of ...
https://cdn.ceps.eu/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/2025_04_FMI-T…

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Claim 13: “the Commission proposed replacing the existing system [for regional, agriculture and fisheries funds] with National and Regional Partnership Plans tailored to each member state.”

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Claim 14: “The estimate for a crypto capital gains tax is... in the range of €1bn to €2.4bn.”

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Claim 15: “The budget also sets aside funds for repaying Next Generation EU, the common borrowing instrument approved in 2020”

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Claim 16: “European Commission is examining proposals to finance the next EU budget through tax changes targeting digital services, gambling and crypto assets.”

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Multiple web search results confirm the European Commission is examining taxes on digital services, gambling, and crypto assets to fund the next budget.

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