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.
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.