Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2016-10-26-Speech-3-164-000"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2016-10-26"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Draft general budget of the European Union for 2017 - all sections2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20161026.15.3-164-000"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2016-10-26-Speech-3-164-2502
lpv:speaker	lp:Jonathan Arnott2
lpv:spoken text	"We voted against the final resolution because we cannot support an increase in the budget of the European Union, especially considering that the British people have already voted to Leave and expect to stop paying money to the EU altogether. Our Group submitted 33 cost-saving amendments to the EU budget, and we voted in favour of these as well as in favour of cost-saving measures proposed by others. Most of our amendments, which would have saved in total over EUR 3 billion of taxpayers’ money, related to cutting of bureaucracy. These proposals were for ‘victimless cuts’ which impact only upon the inner workings of the European Union and luxuries for officials. We voted against any measures which would add to the European Union budget, because it would be completely contrary to the decision of the British people on Brexit. In some cases the additions would duplicate funding streams which already exist directly from the UK government to the British people. Exceptionally, we abstained rather than vote against where a new budget line was proposed to help Member States leave the euro. There was no actual funding proposed for this, and we support the principle of Member States leaving the euro."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	member; CONT (2014-07-01--2017-01-18)3 member; BUDG (2014-07-01--2017-01-18)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Jonathan Arnott (EFDD ),"1 "in writing. ‒"1

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