40. Notes, however, that as VAT is an ‘own resource’, tax evasion in that area does have a direct influence on both the economies of the Member States and the EU budget; recalls that, in the words of the Court of Auditors, ‘VAT evasion affects the financial interests of Member States; it has an impact on the EU budget as it leads to lower VAT-based Own Resources; this loss is compensated by the GNI-based own resource, distorting individual Member States’ contributions to the EU budget.
40. relève, néanmoins, que la TVA étant une "ressource propre", l'évasion fiscale dans ce domaine influe directement à la fois sur les économies des États membres et sur le budget de l'Union; rappelle que, pour citer la Cour des comptes, "l'évasion en matière de TVA affecte les intérêts financiers des États membres.