tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3530152869746304210.post1095260295278273807..comments2011-08-04T13:58:05.947+00:00Comments on Nick King 4 Mid Dorset & North Poole Blog: The Cost of EU MembershipNick Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16455029899103031520noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3530152869746304210.post-33772986695752402032009-08-24T23:25:38.073+00:002009-08-24T23:25:38.073+00:00The £6.3bn is the Gross cost
When the farm subsid...The £6.3bn is the Gross cost<br /><br />When the farm subsidies, infrastructure grants and special area support payments are deducted, the net payment is nearer £3bn<br /><br />Our own Ministry of defence is currently wasting more than that, according to the Select Committee. so worry about sorting out UK profligacy before bashing the EURoysseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07018456989384549115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3530152869746304210.post-33539469628784331092009-08-24T23:18:30.357+00:002009-08-24T23:18:30.357+00:00The £6.4bn is the Gross amount.The farm subsidies ...The £6.4bn is the Gross amount.The farm subsidies received back, plus infrastructure and dsignated area support halves that amount.<br /><br />We waste more than the £3bn net cost on appalling Ministry of Defence project management according to the Select Committee<br /><br />Rather than EU bashing, lets get our own Government Depts in orderRoysseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07018456989384549115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3530152869746304210.post-16266616551408339442009-08-24T22:47:20.434+00:002009-08-24T22:47:20.434+00:00According to http://www.ukpublicspending.co.uk, to...According to http://www.ukpublicspending.co.uk, total local and central government spending in 2009 is £638bn, putting this higher EU figure at broadly 1%.<br /><br />Lets assume that we're a net contributor to the tune of 100% and get none of it back.<br /><br />£164bn in local government, £110bn on pensions, £110bn on health care, £122bn on defence, education, and welfare.<br /><br />The government's "credit card" has £794bn on it, up £181bn on last year's figure of £613bn. We spent £30bn, a little under 5%, paying the interest.Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06551985610522526938noreply@blogger.com