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In 2016, Maltans got around 200 (two hundred) euros per person more from the EU than they put in, and in the previous year they got 20 (twenty). For comparison
by jpatokal 8y ago
In 2016, Maltans got around 200 (two hundred) euros per person more from the EU than they put in, and in the previous year they got 20 (twenty). For comparison, Greece steadily gets ~400 EUR/person, and they have a lot more people too.
http://www.money-go-round.eu/Country.aspx?id=MT http://www.money-go-round.eu/Country.aspx?id=MT
http://www.money-go-round.eu/Country.aspx?id=EL http://www.money-go-round.eu/Country.aspx?id=EL
- fukubish 8y agoThat's not the issue. The issue is tax dumping and being a haven for gambling and other economic crime.
- close04 8y ago> being a haven for [...] other economic crime Heh, it pales in comparison to London when it comes to financial and economic crime. [0] The article may not serve as evidence but it gives you hints. And we're not talking about a nation that has no other choice in order to stay competitive. People and nations will always find ways to work around the rules to gain more. You have a union of dozens of nations and hundreds of millions of people and you are searching for fair? For all? [0] https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/may/29/roberto-saviano-london-is-heart-of-global-financial-corruption https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/may/29/roberto-savian...
- klipt 8y agoBut how much money did Malta get from selling EU citizenship? (This is kind of like if Alabama were allowed to sell foreigners US citizenship, but the state of Alabama would get to keep all the proceeds.)