<sod >The payments, likes those of all European civil servants, will be subject to the top European Community tax rate of 45% - the same as the top rate in Britain, but lower than Mr Van Rompuyâs native Belgium where the top marginal rate is 53.7%.< eod>< sod > David Cameron greets Herman Van Rompuy in Westminster (PA) The transitional payments, likes those of all European civil servants, will be subject to the top European Community tax rate of 45% - the same as the top rate in Britain, but lower than Mr Van Rompuyâs native Belgium where the top marginal rate is 53.7%.< eod>