UK to be billed £1.7 billion by the EU

Germany receives a rebate of €779 million (£614 million), France €1 billion (£788.7 million) and Poland €316 million (£249 million).

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Schutz said:

David Cameron: Britain will not pay extra £1.7bn for EU budget - Telegraph

The EU wants us to pay £1.7 billion because our economy did well and essentially give it to other nations who didnt perform as well as they should have.




Bound to gather more voters for UKIP which I dont like as its mainly English orientated and leaves out the rest of us in the UK but its better than what we have now. Why should we give money to other wealthy nations, its a joke.

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UKBengali said:

@Schutz : There is nothing really wrong in the EU asking UK for this 1.7 billion pounds.

The UK has the fastest growing major economy in the whole of EU and this is just the execution of an agreed formula. A formula that the UK agreed to by the way.

With the rise of Asia, the UK should understand that only an united Europe can make sure the interests of Europeans are taking seriously by the likes of China and even India in the future.

All very well playing to the gallery but the major EU nations will in 10-15 years become irrelevant in world affairs, unless they unite as one block.[/quo
There is definitely something wrong with rewarding failure and punishing successsuccess

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Steve781 said:

There is definitely something wrong with a system that punishes countries like Britain and Germany for our success

While rewarding countries like France for their failure.
The EU is a rotting corpse anyway. All over Europe political parties that reject it are winning elections.

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Beidou2020 said:

Britain is weak and dying country that is irrelevant.

No need to take this country seriously or show it any sort of respect.

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Aether said:

Just another reason for UK leaving EU sooner than later.

It is imminent... Uk is not enjoying due respectin the EU parliament or its a case of influence over other nations not as strong as it used to be. But abandoning EU may help UK retain its economic growth and strong and indepent foreign policy for future

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