Is the UK’s EU budget contribution finally coming down?

George Osborne has grounds to be cheerful as the Office of Budget Responsibility forecasts the UK's EU budget contribution will fall in 2016/17, around the time of the potential referendum. However, Open Europe's Pawel Swidlicki argues that rather than rely on uncertain assumptions, the UK should still push for radical reform of EU spending

ESO: Background information: EU may offer Britain installment plan for disputed bill http://www.europeansources.info/record/eu-may-offer-britain-installment-plan-for-disputed-bill/

ESO: Background information: The UK’s £1.7 billion EU bill puts the country one step closer to a ‘Brexit’ http://www.europeansources.info/record/the-uks-1-7-billion-eu-bill-puts-the-country-one-step-closer-to-a-brexit/

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