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European Community (United Kingdom Contribution)

Volume 961: debated on Thursday 1 February 1979

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asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what have been the total contributions made by the United Kingdom to the EEC since the United Kingdom joined the EEC; and what have been the total receipts from the EEC from that date.

The United Kingdom dom's gross contributions to, and public sector receipts from, the Community budget from 1 January 1973 to 30 September 1978 are as follows:

£ million
Gross contributions2,924.1
Receipts1,655.7
Net Contributions1,268.4