Is the Brussels gravy train to continue untrimmed?
Why has the Chancellor refused to provide the direct and indirect costs of our European financial commitments?
No mention that this year Britain’s net contribution to the EU will increase by 60 per cent, from £4.1 to £6.4 billion, because of Tony Blair’s decision to abolish our rebate to curry favour with the commissioners at Britain’s expense.
Further, our Treasury figures state that Britain’s gross contribution is £10.2 billion – EU figure £12.4 billion – and rising each year!
If it is right that the British taxpayer has to help pay for the economic failure of the 27 Commissioners to control the European banking system, as well as Mr Brown’s profligacy?
It must follow that, to be fair, our ever-rising contribution to the EU should be reduced by 20 per cent, or our rebate restored; and the previous government’s agreement to provide £8 billion to back the Greek recovery should be scrapped – together with an assurance that Britain would not help bail out other Euro countries.
It is unacceptable that the British taxpayer should continue to fund the bureaucracy located in Brussels without a referendum.
John Riddington, Merriefield Avenue, Broadstone,
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