[Vicky.]

Originally Posted by Adam.

Also how can people justify paying £13b a year into an organisation that only gives £4b back? Where is the money going to

Its not quite as simple as we pay 13b and get back 4. We do get extra back for stuff like research grants but those are paid direct to the private sector...estimated to be like 1.5-2b in total. So yeah we are still net contributers (I think theres only a few countries who actually are?) but not quite as high as what is posted around. Also, its not for nothing. The benefits..appear to me to be worth it to me, tbh. Obviously not to you, but its not really a case like someone seem to think of just randomly giving out cash for no reason

Fullfact has a couple of breakdowns including https://fullfact.org/europe/claim-ab...t-meaningless/

As for 'where does it go'..well similar to government budgets, theres plans laid out quite clearly..if you are genuinely asking. https://europa.eu/european-union/abo...expenditure_en

I have read far too much EU stuff over the past few years...my head is swiming with random crap and half of it is disinformation too!