THE
WAY THE EURO GOES
THE
WAY THE EURO GOES
Getting information on how and where the E.U. is spending British taxpayers' money is reminiscent of that old phrase about blood and stones. The following gives some idea as to how the organization spends our money.
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|
Income |
% |
Expenditure |
% |
|
VAT levies |
54.7 |
Agriculture |
55.9 |
|
Countries GNP-based contr. |
22.5 |
Fisheries |
30.0 |
|
Customs duties |
18.5 |
Development/Third World countries |
4.5 |
|
Agricultural leviese |
1.9 |
Research and development |
3.5 |
|
Sugar and other levies |
1.8 |
Administration |
2.9 |
|
Other |
0.6 |
Energy and environment |
0.4 |
|
|
|
Customer rights, industry, technology |
0.4 |
|
|
|
Other |
2.4 |
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