I hope they do
not as a BNP supporter, but as a massive slap in the face for UK voters to wake up and realise that by dicking around reading tabloid stories about petty scandals they're ignoring the serious crime of letting France walk off with wheelbarrows full of used notes every fucking year out of the EU budget.

Then again, my afternoon coffee and sandwich was paid for by the EU, so I don't give a fuck.
( Grrrmachine the indifference engine, Thu 4 Jun 2009, 20:12, archived)

As a half-foreigner, I have never understood this country's reverence of all things French.

( The Mock TurtIe ™ --- Thinks you are a cunt, on, Thu 4 Jun 2009, 20:14, archived)

...apart from the actual French.

(starwars mcguinness is now... STARWARS McGUINNESS, Thu 4 Jun 2009, 20:43, archived)

farming subsidies aren't what's wrong with the EU

( well, Thu 4 Jun 2009, 20:17, archived)

Spending 45% of the entire budget on it is.

( Grrrmachine the indifference engine, Thu 4 Jun 2009, 20:20, archived)

what else would it be spent on?

( well, Thu 4 Jun 2009, 20:21, archived)

A massive fleet of platinum coated tanks an helicopters for FRONTEX
to show those shifty bordering nations whose in charge.
I'd replace the CAP with a Posturing Allowance
( Grrrmachine the indifference engine, Thu 4 Jun 2009, 20:26, archived)

i think the preservation of food production in western europe is probably more important to be honest

( well, Thu 4 Jun 2009, 20:28, archived)

YOU'RE what's wrong with the EU.

( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Thu 4 Jun 2009, 20:20, archived)

i try

( well, Thu 4 Jun 2009, 20:21, archived)

France is a net contributor
it's the Irish you want to watch.
( Flapjack I spay a little mare for you, Thu 4 Jun 2009, 20:21, archived)

and the eastern europeans

( well, Thu 4 Jun 2009, 20:21, archived)

Fucking hell
Chancing Luxembourgers.
( Flapjack I spay a little mare for you, Thu 4 Jun 2009, 20:22, archived)

oh the Netherlands
you get even less than we do.
Why does Luxembourg get so much, anyone know? I thought they were quite a rich country.
( spangolin - the odds are good but the goods are odd, Thu 4 Jun 2009, 20:30, archived)

maybe if I read the text I'll see the answer.
Doh.
( spangolin - the odds are good but the goods are odd, Thu 4 Jun 2009, 20:32, archived)

They are
Loads of international organisations have their financial headquarters there for tax reasons, so the money looks as though it's going to Luxembourg but in fact it's sent straight out to all the subsidiaries. Same with Brussels.
( Flapjack I spay a little mare for you, Thu 4 Jun 2009, 20:33, archived)

I'm never quite sure about why other countries use Lux. and the Bahamas etc. for "tax reasons".
Is the VAT or whatever just lower there? Also, all those graphs are fucking confusing.
( spangolin - the odds are good but the goods are odd, Thu 4 Jun 2009, 20:35, archived)

Those first and last sentences may be related :)
It's more usually that some taxes aren't levied at all, I think. Things like capital gains tax eat into investment profits, so if some country decides not to charge them, it makes sense to invest there.
( Flapjack I spay a little mare for you, Thu 4 Jun 2009, 20:40, archived)

it's a good thing I don't make a lot of money.

( spangolin - the odds are good but the goods are odd, Thu 4 Jun 2009, 20:44, archived)

but that made sense at least, thanks
:)
( spangolin - the odds are good but the goods are odd, Thu 4 Jun 2009, 20:47, archived)

Maybe you do
and don't realise.
( Flapjack I spay a little mare for you, Thu 4 Jun 2009, 20:47, archived)

aw dammit
where's my gold-plated monkey butler?
( spangolin - the odds are good but the goods are odd, Thu 4 Jun 2009, 20:52, archived)