In a response to the huge Brexit divorce bill levelled
against the United Kingdom, Theresa May’s led government has also concluded
plan to hit Brussels with a huge Brexit bill.
According to the PM, Brussels is also owing Britain several
billions of pounds as a result of its share of the European Investment Bank and
other joint projects.
Speaking to the Sunday Telegraph the PM mentioned that “money
paid in the past” by the UK must be taken into account in any final financial
settlement.
The Prime Minister also acknowledged that the UK had
financial “rights” which must be respected during Brexit negotiations about
payments as well as “obligations” to the EU as it leaves.
The PM’s intervention is a clear refusal of hardline EU
countries who have contended that the UK should not get back its proportion of
EU assets.
According to the PM: “There is much debate about what the
UK’s obligations might be or indeed what our rights might be in terms of money
being paid in in the past. We make it clear that we would look at those both
rights and obligations.”
“There’s the investment bank, there’s the investment fund, and
there are various areas. This will be, as you know, an important part of the
negotiations.”
The comment is the first time the Prime Minister has
indicated publicly she wants to keep a share of the European Investment Bank.
It was also reported by Government sources that the UK’s
share of the bank has been estimated at 16 per cent - which equals to around
£8.5 billion.
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