Britain's EU contributions by numbers
Posted: Sat Oct 01, 2011 3:32 am
The average British family paid out £672 to the European Union in 2010
Britain's EU contributions by numbers
Every British household was £299 worse off last year because of contributions to the European Union budget - here is a breakdown of numbers
The average British family paid out £672 to the European Union in 2010 £10.5 billion - total contribution, up by £3.8 billion or 56 per cent
2005 - year Tony Blair agreed to cuts of British EU rebate, but phased in from 2010 to 2013. 1984 - year Margaret Thatcher won the rebate.
£672 - amount average British family paid out towards EU in 2010.
£373 - amount average British family got back.
£171 - shortfall, which has more than doubled from last year.
£2.9 billion - amount Poland paid out in EU contributions.
£10.2 billion - amount Poland received in return.
£12 billion - British payments by 2014.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldne ... mbers.html