Birdwatch Note Rating
2024-12-19 23:42:28 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: ED5CCBC62F9381488DE61FC3B552F941B2B53D8186F14C4D773F86509E780D2A
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Original Note:
The numbers shown are Gross and not Net. The Net payment for 2021/22 was £10.8bn and for 2022/23 was £10.6bn - no where near the claimed "30bn". https://www.statista.com/statistics/316964/net-contributions-to-eu-budget-by-united-kingdom-uk-to-eu-european-union/ The four year average for 2014-2018 (prior to Article 50) was £9.8bn. https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/governmentpublicsectorandtaxes/publicsectorfinance/articles/theukcontributiontotheeubudget/2017-10-31
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