£37,000 a day spent on joining the euro / £37,000 a day spent on joining the euro

The UK Government is spending more than £37,000 a day on preparations to join the euro according to figures released by the UK Treasury on 18 July 2002. The report also says that the pound could be phased out within two months of the introduction of euro notes and coins.

http://www.euro.gov.uk/prep_reports_pages.asp?id=7&pg=1&ls=1 http://www.euro.gov.uk/prep_reports_pages.asp?id=7&pg=1&ls=1

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