MEPs asked what he thought about competition and state aid to the banking and transport sectors as well as other services of general economic interest; fines for anti-competitive practices and fiscal races to the bottom.
Hoakins Almunja piekrita, ka „konkurences politika ir tikai instruments, nevis pašmērķis” un ka dažās jomās subsīdijas ir pieļaujamas sabiedrības interesēs.