§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is his estimate of Great Britain's contribution to the expenditure 46W incurred in a full year by the Commission of the European Communities.
§ Mr. Joel BarnettContributions by the United Kingdom to the budget of the European Communities in the two full years since accession were as follows:
£ million 1973 1974 Gross contributions 181 179 Receipts 77 148 Net Contribution 104 31 Forecasts of contributions in future years were given in "Public Expenditure to 1978–79" (Cmnd. 5879).