Brussels bill: Britain 'will be forced to pay £370m a WEEK to EU' over next five years
BRITISH taxpayers will be forced to pay more than £370million a week to the EU over the next five years, campaigners warned last night.
British taxpayers will be forced to pay more than £370million a week to the EU
Analysis of Treasury figures by the Vote Leave referendum group, released on the eve of the Budget, showed the UK's gross contribution to the EU will be £96.4billion from 2016/17 to 2020/21.
Total gross payments are set to rise by £1.6billion a year over the period despite David Cameron's claims to have cut the EU budget.
Tory Cabinet minister Chris Grayling is a leading campaigner for Britain to cut ties with Brussels
Voting to remain in the EU means more money and more power for the EU
Tory Cabinet minister Chris Grayling, a leading campaigner for Britain to cut ties with Brussels, said: "When the Chancellor stands up to deliver his budget today, there will be one bill he can't cut - the hundreds of millions of pounds we hand to Brussels every week.
"Voting to remain in the EU means more money and more power for the EU.
"It would be a green light for all the spending, controversial decisions and hidden nasties the EU is storing up until after the referendum. The safe option is to Vote Leave."
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The analysis by Vote Leave was based on figures released by the Treasury on EU financing in December.