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EU may have to pay Britain to leave if Brexit ministers get their way
 [RT] The European Union...the successor to the Holy Roman Empire, only without the Hapsburgs and the nifty uniforms and the dancing... may have to pay Britannia money for Brexit instead of the UK settling its divorce bill of up to £50 billion if a plan by ministers succeeds. According to the Telegraph, ministers are working on a way to charge the EU for a series of UK assets currently held in Brussels’ coffers. "This is being presented in a binary way as a divorce bill, in which we owe them," a source told the Euroskeptik newspaper. "It’s not like that. It’s more like leaving a gym or a club. You don’t continue to pay for other people to use the facilities after you leave." Official estimates suggest British funds currently lying in the European Investment Bank are valued at around £9 billion (US$11.2 billion). Further analysis mentioned by the Telegraph adds an extra £14 billion in property, including embassy buildings, cash, and investments to the refund. Europe believes, however, that Britannia owes it around £50 billion in outstanding commitments and pension liabilities. "I think we have illustrious precedent in this matter: I think you can recall the 1984 Fontainebleau summit in which Mrs Thatcher said she wanted her money back and I think that is exactly what we will get," Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said, recalling the former prime minister’s success in getting a rebate from the bloc. Posted by: Fred 2017-04-04 |
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