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Richard Dean is a civil engineering consultant who lives and works in Wales, Spain, and the Caribbean. After 30 years as a staunch Labour supporter he joined the LibDems a few years ago. He recently left but would rejoin if things change.
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Opinion: What do we get from the EU for £33 million a day?

By Richard Dean | Tue 17th June 2014 - 8:50 am

eu_flagUKIP claim that we pay £55 million per day to be a member of the EU. My UKIP neighbours ask what we get back for that money. What should I tell them?

First off, it seems we get about £22 million a day back in cash, in the form of grants and subsidies. But even UKIP neighbours can do simple arithmetic. That leaves a net cost of about £33 million per day, or about 50p per day on average for every man, woman, and child in the UK. What do …

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