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Home » News » Brexit: Taxpayers’ eye-watering sum to EU after losing dispute – reactions

Brexit: Taxpayers’ eye-watering sum to EU after losing dispute – reactions

"Costs socialised, profits privatised (again)?"

Scott M by Scott M
February 10, 2023
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The UK has paid £2.3bn to the EU after losing a long-running trade dispute, with the amount including £1bn in interest, which leave many aghast as the UK is battling a cost of living crisis.

The government announced the figure in a Written Ministerial Statement before recess next week.

The chief secretary to the Treasury, John Glen, confirmed the payment in a written statement to the Commons.

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“Whilst the UK has now left the European Union and this is a legacy matter from before our departure, the government is keen to resolve this long-running case once and for all and is committed to fulfilling its international obligations,” he told MPs.

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The payments relate to a disagreement over the importation of Chinese textiles and footwear between 2011 and 2017

At the time of the offences the UK was still part of the European Union.

Asked if the bill was a good use of taxpayer money, a Downing Street spokesperson said: “It is a legacy issue from our time as part of the EU.

“The payment brings a long-running case to an end and protects UK taxpayers from the risk of further legal proceedings and a potentially bigger bill – so it was the right thing to do.

“Now we are out of the EU and can make our own laws.”

Reactions

1.

Giving the nurses their demanded pay rise:

£1.6bn

Losing trade dispute after letting criminally made Chinese exports into the UK and ergo the EU:

£2.3bn including £1bn in interest

“Party of fiscal responsibility”https://t.co/l7ajX3YHUy

— Marina Purkiss (@MarinaPurkiss) February 10, 2023

2.

George Osbourne was chancellor when this started to pan out! So on top of the £45 Billion divorce bill, the £40 Billion tax loss per year and the £Billions spent by industry to comply, there's this £2.3 Billion tax evasion too! Public sector pay awards??? https://t.co/uxfo0obMx2

— Steve Bray on Mastodon @[email protected] (@snb19692) February 10, 2023

3.

🇬🇧Brexit Bus update🇬🇧

While everyone was distracted by #30pLee and his executed cat, the UK quietly paid a £2.3bn fine to the EU, caused by the staggering incompetence of David Cameron and George Osborne#ToriesOut218
🇪🇺#BrexitWasTreason🇪🇺#RejoinEU🇪🇺https://t.co/1au8O3S0VJ

— Rishi Sunak's Food Pantry (@raycasey2003) February 10, 2023

4.

World beating negotiators from the UK?

— Heather Parry (@DrHeatherParry) February 10, 2023

5.

Extraordinary that this matter has been as, far as possible concealed by the UK government, as the cost to taxpayers is so remarkably high.
https://t.co/seG908HZZT

— Laurence Unboxed in 2023 (@Laurence_in_EU) February 10, 2023

6.

Costs socialised, profits privatised (again)?https://t.co/CfBlaZ90LG

— Dr4#OurNHS #SocialistAlliance #NeverNewLabour (@Dr4OurNHS) February 10, 2023

7.

The nurses would only have frittered it away on luxuries like heating and food. https://t.co/xesx4DvaME

— THE SECRET TORY – CBE 🇬🇧 (@secrettory12) February 10, 2023

8.

This is exactly why we had to leave the EU. They just don’t get that when you break rules you change them. If we can’t pay nurses properly it’s the EU’s fault for their old fashioned expectation of adherence to rules and laws.

https://t.co/Vc5CclAIQ3

— Mark Francewanker (@FlyOnNo10Wall) February 10, 2023

9.

Ah, that famous Tory fiscal responsibility and business acumen. Bravo geniuses. #ToryShambles #ToryFailhttps://t.co/UsaAeCFpSh

— Gareth Llewelyn 🇪🇺🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇬🇷 (@garethjllewelyn) February 10, 2023

10.

Wait, the party of take back control and getting #Brexit done just *PAID* the EU £2.3bn after losing a trade dispute. Sure that'll go down well with your base wee Greggy @GregHands

— The Dark Seraph (@TheDarkerSeraph) February 10, 2023

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