The European Commission had previously demanded £1.7bn to be paid by December 1 – a sum calculated on the basis of the UK’s comparatively healthy growth.
Under Friday’s deal, Britain will now pay £850m .... http://rt.com/uk
Friday, November 07, 2014
PM Cameron said UK would not pay EU budget supercharge, today chancellor Osborne says half of it will be covered
Chancellor George Osborne announced the British government will only pay half of its £1.7bn EU bill, payable in two installments due after May’s general election, in a deal struck in Brussels on Friday.
The European Commission had previously demanded £1.7bn to be paid by December 1 – a sum calculated on the basis of the UK’s comparatively healthy growth.
Under Friday’s deal, Britain will now pay £850m .... http://rt.com/uk
The European Commission had previously demanded £1.7bn to be paid by December 1 – a sum calculated on the basis of the UK’s comparatively healthy growth.
Under Friday’s deal, Britain will now pay £850m .... http://rt.com/uk
