pmaitra
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EU: Give us £1.7bn; UK: No!
"Wealthy" G7 nations quarelling for money.
David Cameron
Source: BBC News - UK told to pay £1.7bn extra to European Union budgetThe UK has been told it must pay an extra £1.7bn (2.1bn euros) towards the European Union's budget because the economy has performed better than expected in recent years.
Source: BBC News - Why is the UK being asked for more money?So why is the UK suddenly being asked for extra cash?
This is part of an annual process in which the European statistics agency Eurostat uses figures from member states to work out how much they should each be contributing to the EU budget.
It happens every year, and in some previous years I'm told that the UK has received a rebate.
You might not have noticed it in previous years, because the amounts involved have been smaller.
This year, however, the UK has been asked for an additional contribution, which is considerably higher than any other member state.
Source: BBC News - Cameron: UK won't pay £1.7bn EU billDavid Cameron has angrily insisted the UK will not pay £1.7bn being demanded by the European Union.
"If people think I am paying that bill on 1 December, they have another think coming," the prime minister said in Brussels. "It is not going to happen."
Notice that all the sources are BBC articles. Hopefully this thread will be balanced out with sources from EU.