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Originally Posted by Mr K
Unfortunately it's us that will be the losers. The bill for leaving will be £50bn, and that's just for starters.
http://uk.businessinsider.com/brexit...6-12?r=DE&IR=T
Never mind we've loads of money spare and can always hit the poor, vulnerable and disabled again. Boris et al will be ok with their private healthcare etc. The already gigantic divisions in this country are going to massively increase. |
That isn't a bill for leaving the EU and it is extremely disingenuous to portray it as such.
That figure represents Michael Barnier's assessment of our financial liabilities, due to commitments we have already made. No honourable person would argue we shouldn't pay what we promised we would pay. HMG might, however, argue over the precise amount, if the details of the commitment are obscure. Either way, those financial commitments would continue indefinitely if we had remained in the EU, but will come to a definite end now we are leaving.