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2024-12-11 15:46:35 UTC - HELPFUL
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EU didn't "pay for the tram system". The bulk of the funding for Manchester's Metrolink came from HM Treasury, supplementary funding from European Regional Development Fund. For every £1 that the EU gave the UK the UK had already paid the EU £3.25. (Sample figures from 2018). https://fullfact.org/europe/our-eu-membership-fee-55-million/ https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manchester_Metrolink
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