In Investor.bg, the Institute for Market Economy (IMI), as part of the Epicenter network, presented the Alternative EU Budget proposal, warning that Bulgaria would be negatively affected by the European Commission’s new own resources such as corporate taxation (CORE) and tobacco revenue sharing. The article argues that Bulgaria benefits more from a competitive, dynamic Europe focused on the Single Market than from expanding fiscal centralisation, and supports capping the next Multiannual Financial Framework at around 1% of GNI with deep cuts to inefficient programmes.