There is no longer any justification for the UK's EU budget rebate – worth about £5bn last year – the EU budget commissioner said. Janusz Lewandowski told the German daily paper Handelsblatt that UK income per head had grown markedly since former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher negotiated the rebate in 1984.
UK faces EC calls to end rebate
Tuesday 7th September 2010, 1:35am
