§ Mr. CashTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is his best estimate of member states' net contributions to the EC Budget, after the United Kingdom rebate, in respect of the calendar year 1993; and what is his best estimate, in respect of calendar year 1994, of member states' net contributions to the European Union budget for that year, on the basis of the latest draft proposed EU budget, after taking account of the latest estimate of the United Kingdom's rebate for 1994.
§ Mr. NelsonEC budgets provide estimates of member states' gross contributions including the abatement of the United Kingdom's contributions. They do not, however, give a breakdown of each member state's expected receipts from that budget: this information becomes available only after the year in question, in the annual Court of Auditors' report on the implementation of the budget. The latest report, covering 1992, was published on 16 November 1993.