§ Mr. William Hamiltonasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish in the Official Report a table showing the net financial gains accruing to date to the United Kingdom since entry to the EEC.
§ Mr. Robert SheldonThe amounts of the United Kingdom's contribution to, and receipts from, the Community budget in the period from accession to date are as follows:
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£ million Gross Contribution Receipt Net Contribution 1973 181.1 78.7 102.4 1974 180.5 149.9 30.6 1975 341.7 397.7 -56.0 1976 (First quarter) 92.5 67.9 24.6 Total 795.8 694.2 101.6 State of the EEC (a) proportion of average household income saved in each year since 1960 and (b) total personal sector savings in each year since 1960.
§ Mr. Robert SheldonBecause of statistical problems and institutional differences, household savings figures are not directly comparable between countries. For the biggest EEC economies, however the proportions of disposable household income saved are believed to have been broadly as follows in the period since 1965: