Is it true that the UK pays 300 Billion to the EU and gets 4 Billiob back?

Question

If it is true, what would 300 Billion do for our public services each year if you pulled out of the EU?

Answer 1

However much we pay is too much! We should quit this costly club pronto.

You may like to have a read of this-

http://www.speakout.co.uk/what-the-eu-co...

Answer 2

Four billion what?

Economic Migrants?

Seems like it . . .

Answer 3

yep.. that's about right.. now you know why joining the EU was a huge mistake.

Answer 4

I woud say that is true!I have never heard a politician answer that!

Answer 5

No, £300bn would be close to 50% of annual government expenditure in the UK. It would be totally unaffordable.

Currently, net payments from the UK to the EU are probably roughly £3.5bn per year.

Answer 6

not sure of exact figures, but yeah thats about right

Answer 7

No that's not true

Answer 8

Because of the rebate we pay less than germany,france and italy.which is ridiculous we should pay more

Answer 9

no thats not true.  We do get about £4billion back each year in the form of a rebate, otherwise the amount we gave compared to the amount we receive would be hugely disproportional, we still put more into europ than we get back but its a couple of billion not a couple of hundred billion.

Answer 10

The UK pays £11 Billion and gets approximately £6.5 Billion back.  This includes the rebate negotiated.

That £4.5 Billion equals around  .6% of the UK's national budget.

Answer 11

No, after our rebate (6 bn Euros - which the other countries pay for) Britain contributes a little over 8 bn.  This is significantly less than Germany, France, Italy and Spain.

See tables 5 and 6 on the link:

http://eur-lex.europa.eu/budget/data/AP2...