Treasury written question – answered at on 24 November 2009.
David Heathcoat-Amory
Conservative, Wells
To ask the Chancellor of the exchequer what his Department's projections are for the level of the UK's (a) contributions to and (b) receipts from the EU budget in each calendar year from 2009 to 2013 inclusive, in pounds sterling, (i) before and (ii) after abatement.
Ian Pearson
Economic Secretary, HM Treasury
Table 3.2 of the European Community Finances white paper of July 2009 (Cm 7640) gives the latest projections for the UK's contributions to and receipts from the EC budget, including the value of our abatement, up to the financial year 2010-11. In line with all other public expenditure estimates, the Treasury does not currently publish forecasts beyond 2010-11. As usual, these figures will, where necessary, be updated in the forthcoming pre-Budget report.
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