The relevant comparison is fines vs. actual budget, not fines vs. some cherry-picked industry segment. EU general government spending (across 27 nations) in 202

The relevant comparison is fines vs. actual budget, not fines vs. some cherry-picked industry segment. EU general government spending (across 27 nations) in 2023 was around €8.4 trillion. €3.8B in fines is 0.045% of that, again, completely immaterial. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1379290/government-expenditure-eu-spending-total-by-function/#:~:text=Total%20government%20spending%20by%20the,2%2C712%2C993 https://www.statista.com/statistics/1379290/government-expen...