Firstly, smokers tend to die before they cost the state much money in later life - but after their working life, where they are usually net contributors. (politics.co.uk)
As agricultural subsidies and cohesion funds are, of course, not spent according to contribution, some member states end up as net contributors, some as net recipients. (blog.politics.ox.ac.uk)
In June, the International Monetary Fund called Deutsche Bank «the most important net contributor to systemic risks» among globally important financial institutions. (theatlantic.com)