The European Parliament's Budgets Committee held a workshop on 23 June 2026 to examine a digital levy as a potential EU own resource for the post-2027 budget and repayment of Next Generation EU borrowing. Chair Johan Van Overtveldt (ECR) framed the debate as timely, noting Parliament's support for a basket approach to own resources. Guest speakers included Apostolis Thomadakis (CEPS), who outlined three angles: the re-emergence of digital taxation in EU debates, lessons from member states with unilateral digital services taxes, and the feasibility of such a tax as an EU own resource. Kristina Enace (Tax Foundation), Faith Amaro (University of London), and Patricia Brown (UN) also contributed. No substantive disputes were recorded; participants agreed on the topic's relevance. The workshop aimed to examine design and international tax framework alignment. Next steps were not specified. Affected stakeholders include tech companies, EU member states, and taxpayers.
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