§ 23. Mr. George Rodgersasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what percentage of the total EEC budget is currently accounted for by costs attributable to the common agricultural policy.
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§ Mr. Bishop75 per cent. of the total estimated expenditure in the 1977 Communities budget is attributable to the common agricultural policy.
§ 52. Mr. Jayasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is the estimated total cost in sterling to the EEC budget of the common agricultural policy relating to dairy products in the present year.
§ Mr. BishopThe European Communities budget for 1977 estimates that the total cost will be £833.3 million. If, however, the Community does not introduce the proposed Community levy on milk producers, the total cost is estimated to rise to £925.5 million. All figures are converted from units of account at the budget rate of 2.4 ua=£1.