Fiscal policy in the United States of Europe

Here's the US Federal Tax receipts as a proportion of GDP






and  the excellent Karl Whelan points us to something really important

Another Step Toward A Federal Europe? Talks To Expand EU Budget ould Be Watershed Moment.   

He notes that the current EU figure for Brussels is around 1%, of which 0.5% is on farming.  My take, for what it's worth, is that the farming figure unfortunately is a signal of what most people would expect a higher Brussels tax take to be spent on. I do hope I am wrong.