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UK government has given over £8 billion of UK taxpayer money to EU nations in August

August 1st- UK government give £2.7 billion to Portugual- http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/494220/Portugal-Handout-Bail-Out-EU-Portugal-Taxpayers

August 10th- Uk government give £2.8 billion to France- http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/497807/Fury-as-EU-gifts-22billion-of-British-taxpayers-money-to-boost-FRENCH-economy

Announced today the UK government is giving £2.5 billion to the Czech Republic to help with unemployment and they have a rate lower than the UK- http://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/503938/EU-Europe-Czech-Republic-Taxpayer-Fishing

Is this acceptable, should the money be going to Brits who have no jobs/use foodbanks, should we have a public vote when such large sums are being given? why do you think the government has done nothing to oppose giving the money and should they have opposed the EU on this matter

Reply 1

Dilzo999

Well, I don't think it's right, we should be giving that money to other countries that actually need it.

Reply 2

James222

Pretty shocking, eastern europe gets like 100 billion euros in reconstruction funds. Far far more aid than africa gets. Then the Polish Govt has the audacity to lecture the UK on its domestic welfare policy and foreign policy with russia