On 01/11/2017 12:27, T i m wrote:
On Wed, 1 Nov 2017 11:16:52 +0000, Robin wrote:

On 01/11/2017 10:25, T i m wrote:

...and
initially were taking money *from* the EU (which we would also have to
take off any current totals).

I agree with your comments overall so think it is a pity you included
the above claim. ISTM contentious. All the figures I have ever seen
show the UK as a net contributor to the UK budget since 1973 -
unsurprisingly since even in those days the UK's agricultural sector was
relatively small and efficient and so did had relatively little from the
CAP, and there were few UK regions which qualified for full-blown
development support.

Fair enough. I thought we were net recipients at the beginning (for a
year at least)?

Cheers, T i m


I've checked and the reports etc I have kept showed no net contribution.
They included peer reviewed work from the LSE etc al. But in checking
I see that a recent HoC briefing[1] does indeed show a net gain in one
year (-56m in 1975-76) (after net contributions of 102m and 31m in the
preceding 2 years). I'll have to delve to find out why that differs
from previous publications - but I may be some time if I'm distracted,
eg by some wet paint that needs watching


[1] researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-7886/CBP-7886.pdf



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