The current EU multiannual financial framework was put forward at 1.14% of the gross national income of the Member States.

Omissions

• The precise figure for the Commission's May 2018 MFF proposal is most commonly cited as 1.11% of EU-27 GNI (€1,135bn in 2018 prices / €1,279bn in current prices); the 1.14% figure appears in official documents (EP resolution) but the exact basis of the 0.03pp difference is not made explicit in the sources located.
• The claim describes the figure 'when it was put forward' (the 2018 Commission proposal), not the MFF finally agreed in 2020, which was lower at about 1.07% of EU-27 GNI (€1,074.3 billion).
• One source (Bruegel) is a think-tank working paper rather than a statistical office; the exact publication date of that document could not be pinned down from the search results.

Sources

• PrimaryEuropean Parliament resolution of 14 November 2018 on the 2021-2027 multiannual financial framework (EUR-Lex, CELEX 52018IP0449)Table of percentages relating to the 2021-2027 MFF and EU own resources: '1,14 %. 1,32 %. 1,34 %. 1,35 %. 1,34 %. 1,34 %. 1,35 %. 1,33 %. 1,34 %.'
• AcademicBruegel Working Paper — 'A new look at net balances in the European Union's budget'In the 2021-2027 MFF proposal (European Commission, 2018a), commitment appropriations amount to 1.11 percent of EU GNI, while the overall ceiling for payment appropriations amounts to about 1.08 percent.
• Secondaryeucrim — 'Commission Proposes Loss of EU Money if Rule of Law is Not Respected'The Commission proposes a long-term budget of €1,135 billion in commitments (expressed in 2018 prices) over the said period from 2021 to 2027. This is equivalent to 1.11 % of the EU-27's gross national income (GNI). This level of commitment translates into €1,105 billion (= 1.08 % of GNI) in payments.
• SecondaryEPRS Think Tank — '2021-2027 multiannual financial framework and new own resources: Analysis of the Commission's proposal'For the expenditure side of the EU budget, the European Commission has proposed an MFF for 2021-2027 totalling €1 134 583 million in commitments.
• SecondaryEuropean Parliament — Fact Sheets on the European Union: Multiannual financial frameworkIt specified that the MFF ceiling for commitments should increase from 1.0% (for the EU-28) to 1.3% of EU GNI (for the EU-27), i.e. EUR 1 324 billion.