Lord Hoyle – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Hoyle on 2015-10-28.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will list the balance of United Kingdom payments to and receipts from the European Union for each of the last 10 years.
Lord O’Neill of Gatley
The United Kingdom’s contribution to the EU budget, net of rebate and total receipts, for the last 10 years is as follows:
|
Year |
Gross contributions post rebate |
Total public and private receipts |
Net contribution |
Net contribution |
|
€bn |
€bn |
€bn |
£bn |
|
|
2005 |
12.16 |
8.67 |
3.49 |
2.46 |
|
2006 |
12.38 |
8.29 |
4.09 |
2.80 |
|
2007 |
13.43 |
7.42 |
6.01 |
4.03 |
|
2008 |
10.11 |
7.31 |
2.80 |
2.06 |
|
2009 |
10.11 |
6.25 |
3.86 |
3.68 |
|
2010 |
14.66 |
6.75 |
7.91 |
7.09 |
|
2011 |
13.83 |
6.57 |
7.26 |
6.21 |
|
2012 |
16.18 |
6.93 |
9.24 |
7.82 |
|
2013 |
17.07 |
6.31 |
10.76 |
8.78 |
|
2014 |
14.07 |
6.98 |
7.09 |
5.91 |
These figures are taken from the EU’s Financial Report 2014, where comprehensive figures for the UK’s contributions and receipts, as well as those for all other Member States, for all years from 2000-2014 are available. The latest version of this report can be accessed at the European Commission’s website.[1]
[1] http://ec.europa.eu/budget/financialreport/2014/foreword/index_en.html
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