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"Madam President, as an MEP for Wales, it was with great concern that I heard about Commissioner Lewandowski's plan to do away with the British rebate. According to Mr Lewandowski, the rebate is no longer justified as the EU budget has substantially changed and the rebate has lost its original justification.
Mr Lewandowski, you refer to yourself as an honest broker, so please explain to me why the British are constantly being asked to pay more. Where is the honesty here?
As you may be aware, British taxpayers will end up contributing some GBP 10 billion to prop up the euro as part of the International Monetary Fund. In addition, we are asked to financially support Greece, Latvia and Hungary, which are struggling with economic difficulties. It seems Britain will be forced to pay around GBP 23 billion to bolster the euro. What else? How much more will we have to pay? The EU is asking national governments to cut their public spending and yet perversely the EU budget for the next period is increasing. How long will we have to pay for the EU and the euro? What kind of benefit is there to British people for being part of this false Union?"@en1
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