The European Commission, the executive branch of the European Union, has recalculated the contributions the 28 member states should make to the EU budget

Source: www.businessweek.com

"That’s because, for the first time, the EU payment formula takes account of widespread off-the-books economic activity in those countries."… If that is the case, then the UK should definitely pay more for its islands. 

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