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Since 2004, Poland has received nearly *** billion euros from the European Union budget. During this period, membership payments to the EU budget amounted to over **** billion euros. The most significant net inflows were in 2020 and amounted to around billion euros, including reimbursements to the EU budget of ** euros.

Composition of the budget of the European UnionÌý

The EU budget is financed from various sources, including contributions based on the gross national income of individual EU member states, which are determined by their level of wealth. Additionally, customs duties on imports from non-EU countries contribute to the budget, as does a small portion of the value-added tax collected by member states.Ìý

Poland compared to the rest of EuropeÌý

In 2023, Germany stood out as the largest contributor to the EU budget by a significant margin. Overall, the spending of the larger Western European nations far exceeded that of smaller countries and those in Eastern Europe. Simultaneously, it became apparent that Poland received more support from EU funds than any other member state.Ìý