Re:UK votes to leave EU
by Joeri on Friday June 24, 2016 @03:08AM
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The act of leaving will already produce big consequences when the EU subsidies go away. Even with free trade the UK will be worse off.
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Overall we did give more. Then receive in subsidises.
Source? Also poorer areas of the country(like Wales, which inexplicably voted to leave) received majority of their help from EU,not British government - and now can they expect the British government will match those contributions? How and with which money?
Re:UK votes to leave EU
by mattmanser on Friday June 24, 2016 @06:11AM
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It's widely known we're a net contributor to the EU, it's not disputed at all. Money doesn't magically appear in the EU coffers, as the UK is one of the strongest economies in the EU, of course it's a net contributor.
The exact figure is disputed, leave were saying £450 million per week, remain were saying it's £150million per week.
https://fullfact.org/europe/our-eu-membership-fee-55-million...
Re:UK votes to leave EU
by Uberphallus on Friday June 24, 2016 @06:09AM
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You gave more*
*not including cheaper labor into account.