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IN THE TIME IT TAKESTO READ THIS TITLETHE EUROPEAN UNION
WILL HAVE SPENT
£4,400OF BRITISHTAXPAYERS’ MONEY
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EU FISCAL FACTBOOK
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Britain’s contribution to the EU gets bigger every year.That means bigger tax bills for families across the countryand too much of the money is wasted. Brussels alsomakes life difficult for British businesses with draconianregulations. We deserve a better deal.
This EU Fiscal Factbook provides a clear overview of the big
picture: How much cash do we hand over every year?Where does it go? How bad is the situation in the Eurozone?Full references can be found at the back of the guide.
The TPA will play a crucial role in the EU debate over the
coming years so I hope you consider joining our growinggrassroots army. Voters want clear facts as we move towardsan EU Referendum, and this booklet will answer their
questions.
Matthew ElliottFounder, TaxPayers’ Alliance
Chief Executive, Business for Britain
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Cost of the EU
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SOURCE: EUROPEAN COMMISSION
UK gross and net contributions€ MILLION, 2011
Gross contributions
13,825Receipts
6,570Net contributions
7,255
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GERMANY
FRANCE
ITALY
UK
SPAIN
NETHERLANDS
BELGIUM
POLAND
SWEDEN
AUSTRIA
DENMARK
FINLAND
GREECE
PORTUGAL
CZECH REPUBLIC
IRELANDROMANIA
HUNGARY
SLOVAKIA
SLOVENIA
BULGARIA
LITHUANIA
LUXEMBOURG
CYPRUS
LATVIA
ESTONIA
MALTA
0 5,000 10,000 15,000 20,000 25,000
SOURCE: EUROPEAN COMMISSION
EU gross contributions€ MILLION, 2011
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0 5,000
GERMANY
UK
ITALY
FRANCE
NETHERLANDS
SWEDEN
DENMARK
AUSTRIA
FINLAND
CYPRUS
MALTA
IRELAND
ESTONIA
SLOVENIA
BULGARIA
LATVIASLOVAKIA
LUXEMBOURG
CZECH REPUBLIC
LITHUANIA
ROMANIA
BELGIUM
SPAIN
PORTUGAL
HUNGARY
GREECE
POLAND
10,000-5,000-10,000
SOURCE: EUROPEAN COMMISSION
EU net contributions€ MILLION, 2011
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How the EU spendsyour money
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SOURCE: EUROPEAN COMMISSION
EU Budget£ BILLION, 2013
Redistribution topoorer countries
£47.2 bn
R&D, sustainableenergy, training
£11.9 bn
Citizenship, freedom,security and justice
£1.5 bn
Rural
developmentand fisheries
£11.9 bn
Administration
£8.4 bn
Aid and accession
£6.3 bn
CommonAgricultural Policy
£44 bn
Total
£132.8 bn
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SOURCES: VARIOUS
Examples of EU waste
£15 million on the EU Parliamentarium
£265,000 on cocktail partiesin just one year
£17,500 on luxury gifts including Tiffany jewellery
£160,000 on a fitness centre for dogsthat still hasn’t opened
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SOURCES: OPEN EUROPE, COCA COLA
Spending on advertising2008
€2.4 billion
€2.13 billion
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Taxpayer-funded politics% OF ORGANISATION’S BUDGETS PAID FOR FROM EU FUNDING, 2011
Friends of
the Earth
Europe
European
Environmental
Bureau
CEE
Bankwatch
Network
WWF
European
Policy Office
Birdlife
Europe
Naturefriends
Climate
ActionNetwork
Europe
Health and
Environment
Alliance
European
Federation forTransport and
Environment
EU GRANT OF
€ 1,195,259EU GRANT OF
€ 894,000EU GRANT OF
€ 836,238
SOURCE: INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS
EU GRANT OF
€599,594EU GRANT OF
€365,735EU GRANT OF
€ 362,992
EU GRANT OF
€332,163EU GRANT OF
€295,022EU GRANT OF
€ 275,516
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SOURCE: BRUSSELSSTRASBOURG SEAT STUDY GROUP
Cost of travelling to Strasbourg2011
Travelling between the two seats ofthe EU parliament in Brussels and
Strasbourg costs an estimated£150 million a year
here...
..to here
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Embassies
The EU has 140 embassiesaround the world, with
44 diplomats in Barbados
SOURCE: SPECTATOR
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The cost of EU regulation
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The cost of EU regulation
SOURCE: OPEN EUROPE
Since 1998, regulation introducedin the UK has cost the economy£176 billion
Of this £124 billionor 71% had its origin in the EU
Equivalent to £5,000for every household in the UK
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The cost of the CAP and CFPANNUAL COST, UK
COMMON AGRICULTURALPOLICY
£10.3 billion
COMMON FISHERIES POLICY£2.81 billion
SOURCE: TPA
Equivalent to £584for every household in the UK
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Seven figure CAP subsidies to UK
landowners 2011
SOURCE: BBC
889 landowners received more than£250,000
Of those, 133 were given more than
£500,000 and
47 of those were given more than
£1 million in subsidy
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CFP discardsANNUAL COST
Economic value ofUK dumped fish
£130 million
SOURCE: TPA
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The cost of the ETS
SOURCE: TPA
€93 billion
Just three years after it was launchedthe Emissions Trading Scheme cost
consumers across Europe as much as
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Annual cost of labour regulations
SOURCE: OPEN EUROPE
Working Time Directive
£2.6 billionTemporary Agency Workers Directive
£2 billionHalving the cost of regulations like thesecould boost UK GDP by £4.3 billion andcreate 60,000 new jobs
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2020
The EU as a tradingpartner
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0 3 2 0
0 4 2 0
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Exports to the EUEXPORTS TO EU COUNTRIES AS A SHARE OF TOTAL GOODS EXPORTS, 2012%
MALTA
GREECE
CYPRUS
UNITED KINGDOM
FINLAND
SWEDEN
ITALY
IRELAND
GERMANY
ESTONIA
DENMARK
LITHUANIA
FRANCE
BULGARIA
SPAIN
AUSTRIA
SLOVENIA
ROMANIA
LATVIA
BELGIUM
PORTUGAL
NETHERLANDS
HUNGARY
POLAND
LUXEMBOURG
CZECH REPUBLIC
SLOVAKIA
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90
SOURCE: WTO
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Tariffs on imports to the EUEU TARIFFS, SELECTED EXAMPLES
SOURCE: WTO
Poverty re-enforcing tariffsThe EU imposes a 1% tariff on raw cocoa but 30% on chocolate,
discouraging processing in Africa and exacerbating poverty
...marmalade......bicycles......wellington boots...on honey...
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Free Trade AgreementsPROPORTION OF GROSS WORLD PRODUCT COVERED BY FTAs
SOURCES: UN
FREE TRADE
NOT FREE TRADE
EU
SWITZERLAND
33%
67%
70%
30%
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The state of theEU economy
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State spending as a proportion of GDP% GDP, 2012
SOURCE: EUROSTAT, HERITAGE
0
10
20
30
40
50
EU average
China
EU average 46.5%China 23.6%
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Estonia
Bulgaria
LuxembourgRomania
Sweden
Lithuania
Latvia
Denmark
Czech Republic
Slovakia
Finland
Slovenia
Poland
Netherlands
Malta
Austria
Hungary
Germany
Spain
European Union (27 countries)
Cyprus
United KingdomFrance
Belgium
Ireland
Portugal
Italy
Greece
-2 0 2 4 6 8 10 12
NET BORROWING, % GDP
0 20 40 60 80 100
GENERAL GOVERNMENT DEBT, % GDP
120 140 160
27
Debts and deficits2012
SOURCE: EUROSTAT
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2011
2012
Ireland
Greece
Spain
Italy
Portugal
UK
Youth unemployment YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT, SELEC TED COUNTRIES
SOURCE: EUROSTAT
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