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"en.20110608.5.3-067-000"2
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"Mr President, the mocking of Her Majesty’s Government by Mr Verhofstadt when he shared with us his logic as to why Britain should hand over more money and more power to the EU was further evidence of the palpable disdain in which the UK, its national government and its citizens are held by some in this House. What Mr Verhofstadt failed to mention is that other savings are available to the UK. Businesses forced to spend GBP 30 million to comply with EU regulations could save this by taking back control from Europe. UK fishermen would love to have the GBP 3.3 billion in their pockets: the value of the catch lost when the EU let other countries fish in their territorial waters.
Commissioner, you state that the European budget is not a duplication of a national budget. However, it cannot be divorced from the realities of its citizens. Currently, the UK contribution is GBP 6.4 billion, rising to over GBP 10 billion if the rebate goes. It can only be met by raising taxes, cutting services, schools …"@en1
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