HC Deb 22 March 1979 vol 964 c731W
Mr. Kenneth Clarke

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the difference between the EEC budget contribution at present being paid by Great Britain and the British contribution that is being demanded by the European Commission and the European Parliament.

Mr. Joel Barnett

The difference between the contribution which the United Kingdom is paying and that being demanded by the European Commission is 6,747,022 European units of account—approximately £4.5 million—per month.