Red per se may not be the national interest, but what about the nation deciding its own taxation rates? That is the point that you have inadvertantly overlooked. We shall gloss over the lack of so called harmonisation of price suggested by harmonisation of tax rates.
You will also find that some of the most vocal are among those least able to fund the EU/NuLabours legalised extortion. If I had loads of money and didn't care about spending it then I'd keep quiet, and probably not have loads of money for long.
-------------------- Two beers please, my friend is paying.