Lord Bruce of Doningtonasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they will update the data set out at Table 56 of Net Payments to European Community Institutions (Cm. 1518) cols 1990-91 Estimated Outturn and 1991–92 Plans, in the light of the latest information available to them.
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Social Security (Lord Henley)The outturn for net payments to European Community institutions for 1990–91 is given in the table below. The forecast for 1991–92 remains unchanged at £1,051 million.
£ million 1990–91 Outturn Gross Payments 6,387 Public Sector receipts -2,388 VAT abatement -1,814 Net contribution to European Community Budget 2,185 Contributions to reserves and capital of the European Investment Bank 28 Grants received from European Coal and Steel Community -23 Payments to EC Budget attributed to the aid programme -176 Total net payments to European Communities institutions (excluding overseas aid) 2,014