Då EU-ländernas bruttonationalprodukt har stigit snabbare än ökningen av anslagen i EU-budgeten, har EU-budgetens andel av den sammanlagda bruttonationalprodukten krympt till 1,03 procent. ###>As the GNP for the EU Member States has grown faster than the increase in payment appropriations, the amount the EU budget represents in the figure for combined GNP has shrunk to 1.03%.