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THE EUROPEAN UNION
WILL HAVE SPENT
4,400
OF BRITISH
TAXPAYERS MONEY
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EU FISCAL FACTBOOK
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Britains contribution to the EU gets bigger every year.

That means bigger tax bills for families across the country
and too much of the money is wasted. Brussels also
makes life difficult for British businesses with draconian
regulations. 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 growing
grassroots army. Voters want clear facts as we move towards
an EU Referendum, and this booklet will answer their
questions.
Matthew Elliott
Founder, TaxPayers Alliance
Chief Executive, Business for Britain
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Cost of the EU
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UK gross and net contributions

MILLION, 2011
Gross contributions
Net contributions
13,825
7,255
Receipts
6,570
SOURCE: EUROPEAN COMMISSION

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EU gross contributions
MILLION, 2011
GERMANY
FRANCE
ITALY
UK
SPAIN
NETHERLANDS
BELGIUM
POLAND
SWEDEN
AUSTRIA
DENMARK
FINLAND
GREECE
PORTUGAL
CZECH REPUBLIC
IRELAND
ROMANIA
HUNGARY
SLOVAKIA
SLOVENIA
BULGARIA
LITHUANIA
LUXEMBOURG
CYPRUS
LATVIA
ESTONIA
MALTA
0
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000

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EU net contributions
MILLION, 2011
GERMANY
UK
ITALY
FRANCE
NETHERLANDS
SWEDEN
DENMARK
AUSTRIA
FINLAND
CYPRUS
MALTA
IRELAND
ESTONIA
SLOVENIA
BULGARIA
LATVIA
SLOVAKIA
LUXEMBOURG
CZECH REPUBLIC
LITHUANIA
ROMANIA
BELGIUM
SPAIN
PORTUGAL
HUNGARY
GREECE
POLAND
-10,000
-5,000
5,000
10,000

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How the EU spends

your money
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EU Budget
BILLION, 2013
Aid and accession

Administration
6.3 bn
Redistribution to
poorer countries
8.4 bn
47.2 bn
Rural
development
and fisheries
11.9 bn
Total
132.8 bn
44 bn
11.9 bn
Common
Agricultural Policy
1.5 bn
R&D, sustainable
energy, training
Citizenship, freedom,
security and justice
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Examples of EU waste
15 million on the EU Parliamentarium
265,000 on cocktail parties
in just one year
17,500 on luxury gifts

including Tiffany jewellery
160,000 on a fitness centre for dogs
that still hasnt opened
SOURCES: VARIOUS
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Spending on advertising
2008
2.4 billion
2.13 billion
SOURCES: OPEN EUROPE, COCA COLA

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Taxpayer-funded politics
% OF ORGANISATIONS BUDGETS PAID FOR FROM EU FUNDING, 2011
EU GRANT OF
EU GRANT OF
1,195,259
European
Environmental
Bureau
Friends of
the Earth
Europe
EU GRANT OF
CEE
Bankwatch
Network
EU GRANT OF
362,992
Health and
Environment
Alliance
EU GRANT OF
332,163
EU GRANT OF
365,735
Naturefriends
Birdlife
Europe
836,238
EU GRANT OF
599,594
WWF
European
Policy Office
EU GRANT OF
894,000
EU GRANT OF
295,022
Climate
Action
Network
Europe
275,516
European
Federation for
Transport and
Environment
SOURCE: INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS
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Cost of travelling to Strasbourg

2011
Travelling between the two seats of

the EU parliament in Brussels and
Strasbourg costs an estimated
150 million a year

here...
..to here
SOURCE: BRUSSELS-STRASBOURG SEAT STUDY GROUP

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Embassies
The EU has 140 embassies
around the world, with
44 diplomats in Barbados
SOURCE: SPECTATOR
12
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The cost of EU regulation
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The cost of EU regulation

Since 1998, regulation introduced
in the UK has cost the economy
176 billion
124 billion
or 71% had its origin in the EU
Of this
5,000
Equivalent to
for every household in the UK
SOURCE: OPEN EUROPE

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The cost of the CAP and CFP

ANNUAL COST, UK
COMMON AGRICULTURAL
POLICY
10.3 billion
COMMON FISHERIES POLICY
2.81 billion
584
Equivalent to
for every household in the UK
SOURCE: TPA
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Seven figure CAP subsidies to UK

landowners
2011
889 landowners received more than
250,000
Of those, 133 were given more than

and
500,000
47 of those were given more than
1 million in subsidy
SOURCE: BBC
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CFP discards
ANNUAL COST
Economic value of
UK dumped fish
130 million
SOURCE: TPA
17
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The cost of the ETS

Just three years after it was launched
the Emissions Trading Scheme cost
consumers across Europe as much as
93 billion
SOURCE: TPA
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Annual cost of labour regulations

Working Time Directive
2.6 billion
Temporary Agency Workers Directive
2 billion
Halving the cost of regulations like these

could boost UK GDP by 4.3 billion and
create 60,000 new jobs
SOURCE: OPEN EUROPE

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The EU as a trading
partner
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21
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20%
22%
24%
26%
28%
30%
32%
34%
36%
% OF WORLD GDP
90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2
19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 20 20 20 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 201 201 201
SOURCE: WORLD BANK
EU / WORLD GDP, %
LINEAR TREND (EU / WORLD GDP, %)
EU vs World GDP
Exports to the EU
EXPORTS 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
10
20
30
40
50
22
60
70
80
90
SOURCE: WTO
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Tariffs on imports to the EU

EU TARIFFS, SELECTED EXAMPLES
on honey...
...wellington boots...
...bicycles... ...marmalade...
Poverty re-enforcing tariffs

The EU imposes a 1% tariff on raw cocoa but 30% on chocolate,
discouraging processing in Africa and exacerbating poverty
SOURCE: WTO
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Free Trade Agreements

PROPORTION OF GROSS WORLD PRODUCT COVERED BY FTAs
EU
30%
70%
FREE TRADE
NOT FREE TRADE
SWITZERLAND
33%
67%
SOURCES: UN
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The state of the

EU economy
25
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State spending as a proportion of GDP

% GDP, 2012
50
40
30
20
10
EU average
China
EU average 46.5%
China 23.6%
SOURCE: EUROSTAT, HERITAGE

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Debts and deficits

2012
GENERAL GOVERNMENT DEBT, % GDP
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
Greece
Italy
Portugal
Ireland
Belgium
France
United Kingdom
Cyprus
European Union (27 countries)
Spain
Germany
Hungary
Austria
Malta
Netherlands
Poland
Slovenia
Finland
Slovakia
Czech Republic
Denmark
Latvia
Lithuania
Sweden
Romania
Luxembourg
Bulgaria
Estonia
-2
NET BORROWING, % GDP

27
10
12
SOURCE: EUROSTAT
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Youth unemployment
YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT, SELECTED COUNTRIES
60
50
40
30
20
Ireland
Greece
Spain
Italy
Portugal
UK
10
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999
1998
0
SOURCE: EUROSTAT
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Reforming taxes, cutting spending and protecting taxpayers

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Britains contribution to the EU gets bigger every year.

PA115 EU fiscal review booklet 2013.indd 1

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UK gross and net contributions

PA115 EU fiscal review booklet 2013.indd 3

SOURCE: EUROPEAN COMMISSION

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SOURCE: EUROPEAN COMMISSION

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SOURCE: EUROPEAN COMMISSION

How the EU spends

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Aid and accession

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17,500 on luxury gifts

160,000 on a fitness centre for dogs

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that still hasnt opened

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SOURCES: OPEN EUROPE, COCA COLA

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Cost of travelling to Strasbourg

Travelling between the two seats of

150 million a year

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SOURCE: BRUSSELS-STRASBOURG SEAT STUDY GROUP

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The cost of EU regulation

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The cost of EU regulation

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SOURCE: OPEN EUROPE

The cost of the CAP and CFP

COMMON FISHERIES POLICY

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Seven figure CAP subsidies to UK

889 landowners received more than

Of those, 133 were given more than

47 of those were given more than

PA115 EU fiscal review booklet 2013.indd 16

PA115 EU fiscal review booklet 2013.indd 17

The cost of the ETS

PA115 EU fiscal review booklet 2013.indd 18

Annual cost of labour regulations

Halving the cost of regulations like these

PA115 EU fiscal review booklet 2013.indd 19

SOURCE: OPEN EUROPE

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Tariffs on imports to the EU

Poverty re-enforcing tariffs

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Free Trade Agreements

PA115 EU fiscal review booklet 2013.indd 24

The state of the

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