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Chair of the European Scrutiny Committee calls urgent meeting
24 October 2014
European Scrutiny Committee inquires into the proposed increase in the UK contribution to the EU Budget.
Chairman of the Committee, Sir William Cash, said:
"As Chairman of the European Scrutiny Committee, I am calling an urgent meeting of the Committee early next week regarding the proposed increase in the UK contribution to the EU Budget. We understand that this increase is based on a leaked Commission Document due for publication next month. I expect a Treasury Minister to appear before the Committee early next week to explain how long the Government has known about the proposed increase, what it has done about it, and what immediate action it now intends to take."