substantial salary differences between parliamentarians representing different EU countries. Starting in July 2009, the salary of … each member of the Parliament is pegged to 38.5% of a European Court judge's salary, paid by the EU. This created an …

study the economic effects of introducing two elements of a fiscal union: Firstly, an EU-wide tax and transfer system and … secondly, an EU-wide system of fiscal equalisation. Using the European tax-benefit calculator EUROMOD, we exploit … countries. These effects depend on income levels and the structures of the existing national tax and transfer systems. The EU …