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FISCAL FLOW SIMULATOR

Redesign Europe's Budget Architecture

Drag the governance-layer sliders to redistribute the EU's €5.2 trillion annual budget across Federal, National, Regional, and Municipal tiers — and watch the Integration Score, Bureaucracy Dividend, and per-citizen savings change in real time.

Net Saving / EU Citizen
€340
€/yr
Integration Score
42
Bureaucracy Dividend
€0B
Mandate Transfers
0
Drag sliders to redistribute budget allocation
European (Federal)
Defence & Security · Foreign Policy & Trade · Space & Research · Climate & Environment · Single Market Regulation
22%
€1.1T
Mandates
  • •Defence & Security
  • •Foreign Policy & Trade
  • •Space & Research
  • •Climate & Environment
  • •Single Market Regulation
Taxes
  • •Common Consolidated Corporate Tax (CCCT)
  • •Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM)
  • •Federal Personal Income Tax
  • •VAT Surcharge
National (State)
Justice & Constitutional Courts · Healthcare Systems · National Police & Border Control · Social Security & Pensions · Primary & Secondary Education
45%
€2.3T
Mandates
  • •Justice & Constitutional Courts
  • •Healthcare Systems
  • •National Police & Border Control
  • •Social Security & Pensions
  • •Primary & Secondary Education
Taxes
  • •Social Security Contributions
  • •Payroll Taxes
  • •Excise Duties
  • •Inheritance & Wealth Taxes
Regional (Provincial)
Regional Transport Infrastructure · Secondary & Vocational Education · Regional Economic Development · Cultural & Heritage Policy · Regional Environmental Management
20%
€1.0T
Mandates
  • •Regional Transport Infrastructure
  • •Secondary & Vocational Education
  • •Regional Economic Development
  • •Cultural & Heritage Policy
  • •Regional Environmental Management
Taxes
  • •Regional Carbon Levies
  • •Land Value Tax
  • •Regional Income Tax Share
  • •Tourism Levies
Municipal (Local)
Housing & Urban Planning · Primary Education & Childcare · Waste Management & Recycling · Local Public Transit · Parks & Public Spaces
13%
€0.7T
Mandates
  • •Housing & Urban Planning
  • •Primary Education & Childcare
  • •Waste Management & Recycling
  • •Local Public Transit
  • •Parks & Public Spaces
Taxes
  • •Property & Council Tax
  • •Tourism & Accommodation Tax
  • •Congestion Charge
  • •Business Licenses & Permits
Subsidiarity Principle
Optimal

Each mandate should be governed at the lowest level where it can be effectively delivered.

Bureaucracy Dividend
Before
27
After
27

€0B in administrative savings

Revenue Neutral

Total budget remains fixed at €5.2T/yr. Shifting allocation between layers redistributes mandates, not total spending.

European
22%
National
45%
Regional
20%
Municipal
13%
Why the EU Needs a Fiscal Union →

Budget allocations and efficiency metrics are modelled on Eurostat Government Finance Statistics (GFS) and IMF Fiscal Monitor data. The Bureaucracy Dividend formula: max(1, round(27 − delta × 1.1)) offices consolidated, at €2.8B per office.

Why the EU Needs a Fiscal Union →

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