HC Deb 10 March 1980 vol 980 c451W
Mr. Spearing

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will tabulate in the Official Report a table showing the actual or likely gross contribution of the United Kingdom to the EEC for each of the years 1978, 1979 and 1980, breaking down each into the three major categories; tariffs, levies and value added tax, and all ascertainable categories within

£ million
1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
Gross contributions 181 181 342 463 737 1,348 1,606
Net contributions 102 31 -56 167 369 804 959

Forecasts for later years will be published in the forthcoming public expenditure White Paper.