from Felix Richter, Statista.com
by Niall McCarthy
David Cameron is set for a major showdown with Brussels, after saying the United Kingdom will not pay an extra £1.7billion to the European Union’s budget.
Statista’s latest chart in the Independent puts past UK contributions to the EU into context.
This chart shows UK net contributions to the European budget from 2003 to 2013 (in million GBP).
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