近年来欧洲在出口补贴/退税方面的支出已经显著减少 — — 从1990年代占农业总支出的30%下降到今天的不足1 % （ 农村发展资金除外 ） ， 而这种大幅削减其实就是欧盟向世贸组织以及其他国家做出承诺并成功改革《共同农业政策》的成果。
European spending on export refunds has declined considerably in recent years – from 30% of agricultural expenditure in the early 1990’s to less than 1% today (if rural development is excluded). This huge drop results from successive reforms of the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy, owing to commitments made by the EU to the WTO and to other developments on world markets.