§ Mr. GillTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the anticipated(a) gross and (b) net UK contribution is to the EU Budget in the current financial year. [144042]
§ Miss Melanie JohnsonGovernment estimates of the United Kingdom's net contribution to the EC Budget for future years are given on a financial year basis. The Government's latest forecast for 2000–01 and 2001–02 can be found at footnote 1 to Table B17 of the pre-Budget Report (Cm 4917) published in November. Details of the spring forecasts of the United Kingdom's gross and net contribution in 2000–01 will be published in the Chancellor's Departmental Report.