So how much does Britain pay the EU?

Claims and counter-claims about how much it costs the United Kingdom to belong to the European Union abound. Unsurprisingly, both sides of the debate cherry-pick the statistics that support their side of the argument, but both are also prone to misrepresent the facts and to neglect data that tell a different story.

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ESO: In Focus: Brexit - The United Kingdom and the European Union http://www.europeansources.info/record/brexit-the-united-kingdom-and-the-european-union/

Blog: LSE EuroppBlog, 08.04.16: Why both sides of the UK’s debate are misleading the public on EU budget contributions http://bit.ly/1ShQ5gN

ESO: Background information: Who pays for the EU and how much does it cost the UK? http://www.europeansources.info/record/who-pays-for-the-eu-and-how-much-does-it-cost-the-uk/

Social Europe Journal, 11.04.16: So How Much Does Britain Pay The EU? https://www.socialeurope.eu/2016/04/much-britain-pay-eu/

Blog: LSE Brexit Vote, 09.04.16: How much does Britain really pay the EU? http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/brexitvote/2016/04/09/how-much-does-britain-really-pay-the-eu/

The Conversation, 27.04.16: Fact Check: how much does the UK actually pay to the EU? https://theconversation.com/fact-check-how-much-does-the-uk-actually-pay-to-the-eu-58120

ESO: Background information: The budget of the European Union: a guide http://www.europeansources.info/record/the-budget-of-the-european-union-a-guide/

Full Fact, 25.02.16: The UK's EU membership fee https://fullfact.org/europe/our-eu-membership-fee-55-million/

The Conversation, 06.06.16: The UK’s EU rebate – explained http://theconversation.com/the-uks-eu-rebate-explained-58019

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