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Wednesday, February 22, 2006

Britain to pay extra 1.1 billion pounds to EU
Cllr Steve Radford
President of The Liberal Party
41 Sutton Street
Tuebrook
Liverpool
L13 7EG
 
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Dear Editor
  
Treasury figures released this month have shown that British taxpayers will pay an extra 1.1 billion pounds a year to the EU under the new budget deal negotiated by Tony Blair in December.  The contribution means an extra 500 pounds from every British taxpayer - to quote the Daily Express , enough funds to  build 20 hospitals a year.
 
The EU already inflates the cost of food imported into the UK adding at least £500 to the annual food bill of every British household
 
The excessive levels of regulations are strangling small businesses , we need the EU to be more flexible and democratic.
 
However the governments of the EU are working for greater centralisation , ignoring the results of the recent French and Dutch referendums.
 
This is an outrage to democracy and more people should speak out
 
Cllr Steve Radford
President of The Liberal Party

author: Steve | 02/22/06 20:19 | comments