What is TAXpedia?

TAXpedia is an independent observatory on European public finances. We explain how public resources are collected and spent – including taxes, budgets, funds, calls for proposals, and programs – using clear language, official data, and interactive tools.

Our goal is to make topics that are usually covered in the technical documents of ministries, local authorities, and European institutions understandable to everyone. Public spending is not a distant concept, but rather one of the cornerstones of democracy, and understanding how local, state, and European finances are used should be part of normal participation in political life.

This is how TAXpedia was born, a space for dissemination and analysis that focuses on transparent sources and simple explanations. Through articles, infographics, glossaries, and social media content, we help citizens, students, journalists, administrators, and professionals navigate public finances, better understand the numbers, and understand the concrete impact of spending choices on the local community.