The Brexit Possibility

Re:The Brexit Possibility by RandomBookmarks on Tuesday June 28, 2016 @01:22PM (#11995598)

This chart is wrong in at least one line (probably many more): Norway pays about the same per capita as the UK does/did (source: interview of the german treasury secretary, Schauble).

So while the Norwegian model is a valid option - it does not save the UK a single Euro.

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Re:The Brexit Possibility by lhnz on Tuesday June 28, 2016 @01:42PM (#11995797)

Alright, I asked ASI to correct the numbers if they are wrong.

I did also read the Telegraph's article about Michael Burrage's book on this [0] which said something similar, however I trust their ability to report less than the ASI:

  > Our free access is not free access at all. Arguing for the single
  > market on the grounds that you can avoid a 3 per cent tariff
  > by actually paying 7 per cent fee is mis-selling on a scale
  > that dwarfs the PPI scandal.

[0] http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/06/13/not-only-can-brit...

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