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The European Union has agreed new resolution rules for all EU banks. To avoid taxpayers being called upon, all banks in the EU will need to pay towards funds to aid smooth resolution. In the banking union, the national resolution funds set up under the BRRD as of 1 January 2015 will be replaced by the Single Resolution Fund as of 1 January 2016 and those funds will be pooled together gradually.
To that end, the precise amount that individual credit institutions will have to pay each year to their respective resolution funds needs to be determined. This amount will depend on the bank's size and risk profile. The risk adjustment of individual contributions in proportion to the risk profile of institutions is based on criteria set out in the Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive but these criteria have to be specified in greater detail by the Commission in a delegated act. As regards the institutions in the Banking Union, the Commission is empowered to propose to the Council an implementing act to specify the methodology for the calculation of contributions on the basis of the same risk factors identified in the delegated act applying to national resolution funds.
Commissioner Barnier said: "I want to hear the views of all stakeholders on the design of the bank levy - it is one of the key elements to ensure that the financial sector bears the costs of bank failures, not the taxpayer. The levy must be balanced and reflect the risks of banks with different risks, business models and sizes."
Input is requested on key elements related to the calculation of contributions:
An on-line public consultation paper has been launched to collect comments from stakeholders on the proposed contribution framework under the Commission's delegated act and the Commission proposal for a Council implementing act. The deadline for sending contributions is 14 July 2014.