Brussels is flush with cash

[DimPrawn]

Britain's EU contribution rises by 20 per cent in year, as UK's booming economy props up Brussels' budget

Britain’s contribution to the EU has shot up by £2.6 billion in the past 12 months, new Treasury figures show, as the UK’s growing economy was used to prop up Brussels’ budget.

An “eye-popping” £15.5 billion was sent across the Channel in the year ending March 31, compared with £12.9 billion the year before - an increase of 20 per cent.

The extra money would be enough to put 50,000 more police officers on the streets or fund 81,000 social care beds.

Let's stay in the EU, and fund some faceless Eurocrats instead!

[darmstadt]

Britain's EU contribution rises by 20 per cent in year, as UK's booming economy props up Brussels' budget



Let's stay in the EU, and fund some faceless Eurocrats instead!

Alternatively you could print a load of guff about preparing for a no deal which would pay for 4000 nurses....

As it's Johnson's cheerleader newspaper and behind a paywall I suspect they don't go into the real detail...

The UK's contribution to the EU budget - Commons Library briefing - UK Parliament

The UK's EU membership fee - Full Fact

[Old Greg]

At least they're decent enough to take Sterling.

[AtW]

At least they're decent enough to take Sterling.

They do, at prevailing exchange rate

Same thing as asking for EUR

[chopper]

Let's stay in the EU, and fund some faceless Eurocrats instead!

"Faceless"

OK, so the EU Council is made up of elected Heads of State.
MEPs are all, of course, elected.
And the EU Commission - we all know Jean Claude Juncker's face. The face of his successor, von der Leyen, is not hard to find.
The EU Commissioners - all their faces in one helpful page
The Commissioners | 2014-2019


The EU Commission employs around 32,000 civil servants.
The UK government employs around 400,000 civil servants. I'd say the overwhelming majority of those are 'faceless'.

If The EU is controlling every aspect of our lives, then what does the UK need 400,000 civil servants for? Seems to me like the EU is much more efficient in only needing 32,000 of them.

[AtW]

"Faceless"

OK, so the EU Council is made up of elected Heads of State.
MEPs are all, of course, elected.
And the EU Commission - we all know Jean Claude Juncker's face. The face of his successor, von der Leyen, is not hard to find.
The EU Commissioners - all their faces in one helpful page
The Commissioners | 2014-2019


The EU Commission employs around 32,000 civil servants.
The UK government employs around 400,000 civil servants. I'd say the overwhelming majority of those are 'faceless'.

If The EU is controlling every aspect of our lives, then what does the UK need 400,000 civil servants for? Seems to me like the EU is much more efficient in only needing 32,000 of them.

You are bringing a logic and truth to a dirty gun fight.

In other words you are arguing with a Mor On.

[Mordac]

Britain's EU contribution rises by 20 per cent in year, as UK's booming economy props up Brussels' budget



Let's stay in the EU, and fund some faceless Eurocrats instead!

I thought everyone was completely in agreement that we weren't going to do that?

[WTFH]

Is the 20% "increase" more or less than the % the pound has dropped?

[Zigenare]

The EU is going to need that cash to bail Italy out. Hopefully after we've left.

[CryingSheep]

Is the 20% "increase" more or less than the % the pound has dropped?

Exactly my thoughts! At the current rate 15 billions £ is probably not much more than 12 billions £ a year ago!