This calculation gives only an incomplete picture of the cost vs. benefits of being in the EU as it does not take into account various parameters such as the financial benefits any Member State derives from the Internal Market or from its private companies being awarded contracts in EU funded projects in other countries.
See arvutus annab vaid osalise pildi ELi liikmeks olemisega kaasnevatest kuludest ja kasust, kuna selles ei võeta arvesse mitmesuguseid selliseid tegureid nagu rahaline kasu, mida iga liikmesriik saab siseturul osalemisest või mida tema eraettevõtjad saavad ELi rahastatavate projektide raames teistes riikides sõlmitud lepingutest.