In Kurzy.cz, experts from the Centre for Economic and Market Analyses (CETA), as part of the Epicenter network, warned that the European Commission’s proposed €1.7 trillion Multiannual Financial Framework normalises joint EU debt and introduces problematic new own resources such as the CORE corporate levy. The article presents the network’s Alternative EU Budget proposal, which caps the budget at 1% of GNI (approximately €1.54tn), rejects new taxes, and outlines seven key recommendations focused on subsidiarity, fiscal discipline, outcome-based spending, and strengthening competitiveness through the Single Market rather than ever-larger transfers.