UK asked to pay extra 1.7 billion to Europe outrage thread.

[Pat's Van]

The UK have been asked to pay an extra £1.7 billion of YOUR MONEY to those pesky eurocrats in Brussels or France or wherever they live, it's outrageous!
Those odious frenchies get a reduction in what they have to pay. Big Dave says no way, he ain't paying.

-Big Dave, fuming and flanked by what appears to be a couple of Thunderbirds characters-

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-29751124

What do you think chums ? If we all throw a couple of quid in each we can probably cover it, but should we have to ??? That's the question on everybody's lips...

 

[harris78]

Me thinks Cameron protests too much. Cameron reckons its been sprung on him and he only has three weeks to pay. I'm thinking he has known about it and has tried to keep it quiet what with the by-elections coming up. The fact that he has not said he wont pay the amount just that he wont pay by the 01st December is rather telling. If he was so outraged by the amount etc then he would reuse to pay full stop which he has not done.

This Euro payment has come out at the wrong time for Cameron and he is now worried it will fuel the flames for UKIP to carry on gaining momentum.

 

[TheFinnFan]

PAY UP YOU CHEAP CHAPS X


*eu/euro is a cancer...dont fall for this

 

[The Esk]

Seeing as I can't get this tune out of my head:

1.7 Bn David Cameron,
1.7 Bn David Cameron, I say
1.7 Bn David Cameron
Paying taxes the European way...........

 

[Moomin]

If they want to be like that we will vote for more UKIP euro mps as punishment.

 

[arminisgod]

He's known about it for ages. He will pay, plus we got a reduction in 2008.

Cameron is a tit

 

[Chang Elephant]

Great news, I just hope we can save Greece and Spain from economic ruin.

 

[ruggy]

Don't know much about the ins and outs of this tbh but as a forum poster I believe ignorance and lack of understanding should never be a barrier to high-horsery. Consider me also outraged!

 

[malcson]

If this has come as shock news to the Government then it truly is a damning statement of its incompetence. If the government doesn't understand the payment structure for being a member of the EU and the fiscal rules then they are surely incompetent. This is just posturing to give the appearance of being tough on Europe.

 

[Kurt.]

Surely this breaks the rules of FFP ? @bizzaro

 

[rascal]

If this has come as shock news to the Government then it truly is a damning statement of its incompetence. If the government doesn't understand the payment structure for being a member of the EU and the fiscal rules then they are surely incompetent. This is just posturing to give the appearance of being tough on Europe.

Well I wouldn't put it past Cameron and his cartel to be this incompetent.

 

[McBain]

Queens got it. Just hit her up peasants.

 

[roydo]

Do we get a mug?

 

[Pat's Van]

Do we get a mug?

maybe we are the mugs Royd, ever think of that ???

is no one outraged FFS ??? why do I bother ?

 

[roydo]

maybe we are the mugs Royd, ever think of that ???

is no one outraged FFS ??? why do I bother ?

I am baffled Pat. We pay £1.7 billion more. Germany and France get £100ss million back. But Greece pays another £60m.

But a Euro Mug would be ace.