§ Mr. Teddy Taylorasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish a table showing the net contribution of the United Kingdom to the EEC in each year since the United Kingdom joined that body; and what is his latest estimate of the net contribution in the current year.
§ Mr. Ridley[pursuant to his reply,21 October 1982, c. 205]: Net payments by the United Kingdom to the Community Budget have been:
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Financial Year £million 1972–73 55 1973–74 96 1974–75 –35
Financial Year £million 1975–76 16 1976–77 244 1977–78 554 1978–79 772 1979–80 957 1980–81 285 1981–82 160 The estimate of net payments curing the durrent year, of £630 million, was published in "The Government's Expenditure Plans 1982–83 to 1984–85", Cmnd. 8494. It is too early to suggest a more accurate figure for this year.