Lets stop messing about and just invade Brussels
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Why did we get the £1.7bn bill?
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with the emphasis on "looks like".Originally posted by jamesbrown View Post
A pound to a pinch of pig tulip says the full amount is still payable one way or another.
All they've done is craftily disguised the second installment - It's so easy to fool most of the people most of the time
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So it's all being paid, just obfuscated (now that's a shock!!!).This is because the UK's annual rebate will be offset against the sum due.Comment
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Indeed, there will also be some creative accountancy going on here.Originally posted by OwlHoot View Postwith the emphasis on "looks like".
A pound to a pinch of pig tulip says the full amount is still payable one way or another.
All they've done is craftily disguised the second installment - It's so easy to fool most of the people most of the time
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Some incisive comments on Order Order, as usual
Read the German and French newspapers over the coming days and we’ll all soon see what has really gone on behind closed doors.Nigel Farage @Nigel_Farage 15m15 minutes ago
Osborne trying to spin his way out of disaster. UK still paying full £1.7bn, his credibility is about to nose dive.UK will settle full £1.7bn with EU. £850m will be paid from Treasury. £850m in UK rebate (that would normally be paid in 2016) used for restGeorge Osborne is a funny one, his movements seem so lifelike sometimes it’s easy to forget he’s not a real boy.Work in the public sector? Read the IR35 FAQ hereComment
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I am saving the nukes for Ebola land and IsraelOriginally posted by zeitghostNuke it.
Much quicker.
Preferably from Orbit.Comment
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Stupid question of the weekOriginally posted by Eirikur View PostWonder how many Brits would have been "outraged" if there was a rebate and Germany had to pay
Let us not forget EU open doors immigration benefits IT contractors more than anyoneComment
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