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Year Gross contribution Negotiated Abatement Gross contribution Public sector
Net contribution
before abatement refunds after abatement receipts after abatement,
or refunds and refunds refunds and
public sector
receipts
1973-74 2 00 200 - 1 04 96
1974-75 1 97 197 - 2 32 - 35
1975-76 3 70 370 - 3 54 16
1976-77 5 44 544 - 3 20 224
1977-78 9 41 941 - 3 82 559
1978-79 1 ,323 1,323 - 5 55 768
1979-80 1 ,665 1,665 - 7 81 884
1980-81 1 ,900 - 6 45 1,255 - 1 ,022 233
1981-82 2 ,330 - 9 59 1,371 - 1 ,146 225
1982-83 2 ,820 - 7 74 2,046 - 1 ,309 737
1983-84 3 ,097 - 2 39 2,858 - 1 ,897 961
1984-85 3 ,614 - 5 89 3,025 - 1 ,892 1,133
1985-86 3 ,745 - 823 2,922 - 1 ,930 992
1986-87 5 ,121 - 1,343 3,778 - 2 ,557 1,221
1987-88 4 ,906 - 1,137 3,769 - 1 ,958 1,811
1988-89 5 ,167 - 1,600 3,567 - 2 ,400 1,167
1989-90 5 ,804 - 1,317 4,487 - 2 ,035 2,452
1990-91 6 ,411 - 1,838 4,573 - 2 ,388 2,185
1991-92 6 ,129 - 2,428 3,700 - 2 ,757 943
1992-93 6 ,970 - 1,993 4,977 - 2 ,810 2,168
1993-94 8 ,407 - 2,350 6,057 - 3 ,865 2,192
1994-95 6 ,892 - 1,648 5,243 - 3 ,603 1,641
1995-96 9 ,211 - 1,576 7,635 - 3 ,783 3,852
1996-97 9 ,278 - 2,418 6,860 - 4 ,567 2,293
1997-98 8 ,603 - 1,563 7,040 - 4 ,472 2,567
1998-99 1 0,507 - 2,447 8,061 - 3 ,950 4,111
1999-2000 9 ,207 - 2,206 7,002 - 3 ,676 3,325
2000-01 1 0,640 - 2,223 8,417 - 4 ,099 4,318
2001-02 9 ,213 - 4,427 4,786 - 3 ,309 1,477
2002-03 9 ,737 - 3,233 6,504 - 3 ,424 3,080
2003-04 1 1,371 - 3,874 7,496 - 4 ,235 3,261
2004-05 1 2,183 - 3,722 8,461 - 4 ,555 3,906
2005-06 1 1,780 - 3,641 8,139 - 3 ,750 4,389
2006-07 1 2,245 - 3,560 8,685 - 5 ,164 3,521
2007-08 1 3,746 - 3,960 9,786 - 5 ,585 4,200
2008-09 1 3,155 - 5,595 7,561 - 4 ,524 3,037
Sources: All financial year figures up to 1995-1996 are taken from Departmental
Reports of the Chancellor of the Exchequer's Departments or, prior to 1992,
Government
Expenditure Plans.
Figures for 1996-97 to 2008-09 taken from annual "European Community Finances"
White Papers. Latest edition (Cm 7640) published on 20 July 2009.
UK GROSS AND NET CONTRIBUTIONS AND NET PAYMENTS TO THE EC BUDGET - FINANCIAL
YEARS (£ million
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