Britain asked to cough up £1.9 billion to the EU

jsmoke said:
So explain where it goes then, you say it goes into agriculture and research that is still part of a countries economy, it's not a charity. Are you saying that Germany in no shape or form receive any EU membership fees/donations?
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Every country including us receive funding. Germany and France are also nets contributors, so how can we be paying for them? When they pay ,ire to the EU than they get.

http://ec.europa.eu/budget/explained/budg_system/fin_fwk0713/fin_fwk0713_en.cfm
Sustainable growth

1a. Competitiveness for growth and employment

– research and innovation, education and training, trans-European networks, social policy, economic integration and accompanying policies.


1b. Cohesion for growth and employment

– convergence of the least developed EU countries and regions, EU strategy for sustainable development outside the least prosperous regions, inter-regional cooperation.

2.Preservation and management of natural resources
Includes the common agricultural policy, common fisheries policy, rural development and environmental measures.

3.Citizenship, freedom, security and justice

3a. Freedom, security and justice

– justice and home affairs, border protection, immigration and asylum policy.

3b. Citizenship

– public health, consumer protection, culture, youth, information and dialogue with citizens.

4.EU as global player
Covers all external action ("foreign policy") by the EU. Does not include the European Development Fund (the European Council and Parliament rejected a Commission proposal to include it in the EU budget).

5.Administration
Covers the administrative expenditure of all the European institutions, pensions and EU-run schools for staff members' children ("European Schools").

6.Compensations
Temporary heading which includes compensatory payments relating to the latest expansion of the EU.
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And some myths and facts for you to read
http://ec.europa.eu/budget/explained/myths/myths_en.cfm
 
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The joys of being in the EU. Endlessly bailing out countries who can't manage themselves.

Don't really want UKIP in but I do want to leave the EU.
 
Dave M said:
1) It isn't sudden
2) It almost certainly isn't 'them' that have gone about it this way.
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Cameron says he found out yesterday, the Treasury found out last week. They knew they would have to pay something but did not expect to be told they had a month to pay it or for the EU to 'leak' it. I'd class that as sudden. At least that's how i've been reading things through the various news articles, but i confess i don't actually know anything other than what was contained in them.
 
Glaucus said:
It's hard to calculate. But we contribute a net £6.17bn and it's estimated we get back 31-92bn from the single market agreement.

an interesting read.
http://ec.europa.eu/budget/mycountry/UK/
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Look at the origin of the document though. Stats can be manipulated to show anything in a good light. Personally, I think the EU needs us more than we need it. The Euro is a lame duck and is dragging countries down.
 
subbytna said:
Look at the origin of the document though. Stats can be manipulated to show anything in a good light. Personally, I think the EU needs us more than we need it. The Euro is a lame duck and is dragging countries down.
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:rolleyes: opposed to your opinion, which is purely based on a handful' of sensational newspaper articles a year and zero facts, figures or stats.
 
subbytna said:
Flip side of that is Greece has been a net taker from the EU...always has been and always will be. Thoughts on that?
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The same way I think about everyone in this country; some are net contributors and some are net receivers....it's the way it should be and am happy with that :)

And being a fairly high earner with no dependent children that means I am totally a net contributor now, and am perfectly comfortable with the fact my contribution goes to pay for individuals/countries that are less well off. (Including all those scroungers on the dole! ;) )
 
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