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Brexit DOOM™: £50 bln divorce bill to pay
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“Brexit is having a wee in the middle of the room at a house party because nobody is talking to you, and then complaining about the smell.” -
Originally posted by AtW View PostAudited accounts of Sky are not relevant to subscribers' obligation to pay in full contractually agreed subscription period with Sky.
HTH
We are also a significant customer larger than many of the others, 20% of the EU.s turnover.
so again a poor analogy Sky would invite us to their Royal Box not try to kneecap us.
The EU is 27 countries with the biggest 7 subsidising the other 20 countries. We is one of the big 7.
Guess what we paid a lot more than smaller countries.
ACAFAR (Another Cr4p Analogy From A Bremainer).Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.Comment
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Originally posted by darmstadt View PostThen the big bad USA will come along and put a compulsory purchase order on it for a minimum sum because you're in the way of 'World Domination Enterprises'Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.Comment
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Originally posted by vetran View PostNice banks you deal with.
Mine just require decent notice and they give me back any equity, if as it appears the EU is worth less than I borrowed then I might owe them. Now is the EU essentially worthless as we all suspect???
That's why I stick by my EU Bank of OpportunityComment
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Under what basis are we forced to pay - the various treaties we have entered into
But then Article 50 says
3. The Treaties shall cease to apply to the State in question from the date of entry into force of the withdrawal agreement or, failing that, two years after the notification referred to in paragraph 2, unless the European Council, in agreement with the Member State concerned, unanimously decides to extend this period.
And there is nothing in Article 50 to say we have to pay the remaining subs up front while Article 50 runs it's course.
If this is a divorce, then clause 3 is a pre-nup - which means we are not forced to pay diddly squat after we leave the house. Not a single Euro.
EU27 can "ask" whatever sum they feel like. But there is no legal mechanism to force us to pay. They think the UK is bluffing about a hard brexit - and using that as leverage to make us pay up.Comment
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Originally posted by vetran View Postyes but the UK is on the Board of directors & is a major shareholder.
We are also a significant customer larger than many of the others, 20% of the EU.s turnover.
Look very carefully at budget contributions by country:
Source: BBC NEWS | World | Europe | Paying for the EU budget
See where UK is? It's between Italy and Spain.Comment
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When they present a properly audited set of accounts
https://fullfact.org/europe/did-audi...ign-eu-budget/Comment
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Originally posted by AtW View PostUK is a minority shareholder, seat on board does not mean jack.
Look very carefully at budget contributions by country:
Source: BBC NEWS | World | Europe | Paying for the EU budget
See where UK is? It's between Italy and Spain.
Do you want to send me the equivalent shareholding in your company?Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.Comment
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Originally posted by AtW View PostUK is a minority shareholder, seat on board does not mean jack.
Look very carefully at budget contributions by country:
Source: BBC NEWS | World | Europe | Paying for the EU budget
See where UK is? It's between Italy and Spain.Comment
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