HC Deb 28 July 1998 vol 317 c213W
Mr. Harvey

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the per capita financial(a) contributions and (b) receipts of each EU member state for the last year for which figures are available. [53081]

Contributions to and receipts from the EC budget in 1996
Gross contribution Gross receipts (mecu) Population (millions) Gross contribution per head (ecu) Gross receipts per head (ecu)
Belgium 2,743.0 1,996.8 10.194 269.1
Denmark 1,359.9 1,553.3 5.247 259.2
Germany 20,766.9 9,872.0 81.825 253.8
Greece 1,107.1 5,039.8 10.530 105.1
Spain 4,538.9 10,511.1 39.312 115.5
France 12,410.9 11,951.1 58.388 212.6
Ireland 710.2 2,970.5 3.584 198.2
Italy 8,935.2 7,532.9 57.370 155.7
Luxembourg 163.2 83.9 0.411 397.1
Netherlands 4,435.7 1,988.9 15.534 285.5
Austria 1,872.6 1,600.4 8.046 232.7
Portugal 906.1 3,680.4 9.856 91.9
Finland 961.3 988.4 5.126 187.5
Sweden 1,957.4 1,204.9 8.920 219.4
UK 8,227.1 5,951.1 58.680 140.2

Notes:

1. The Court of Auditors uses ecu figures, the unit of account for the EC Budget

2. Gross contribution figures are after account has been taken of the UK's abatement (including corrections in respect of earlier years) and for adjustments to VAT and GNP-based contributions in respect of earlier years

Sources:

Contributions and receipts data taken from Court of Auditors Report on 1996 Community Budget

Comparative population data taken from the European Commission's document "European Economy"