After years of legal wrangling, Google earlier this month paid the €4.6 billion, which amounts to over 2 percent of the bloc’s total budget in 2026.

After years of legal wrangling, Google earlier this month paid the €4.6 billion, which amounts to over 2 percent of the bloc’s total budget in 2026.

Google's 4.6bn euro Android fine flows into the EU budget and lowers member states' contributions. Germany could save around 1bn euros.