Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2012-10-23-Speech-2-174-000"
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"en.20121023.13.2-174-000"2
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"Mr President, earlier this month Margaret Thatcher celebrated her 87th birthday and I am sure this House would join me in sending its warmest congratulations. Mrs Thatcher fought hard to negotiate a rebate for the UK in 1984. When the Iron Lady secured a 66 % rebate she said, ‘Of course, one would like 100 %, but one has to be a reasonable partner’. The UK continues to be a reasonable partner, but the proposals in this report to end the UK rebate are unacceptable.
David Cameron – like Margaret Thatcher – wants to outline the budget negotiations which are good for the UK and good for Europe, which is why the British Conservatives are calling for a freeze in EU spending. This is a reasonable approach. I do not see how the Commission can continue to demand an increase in its own budget while imposing austerity measures on Member States.
As a former businesswoman I know that it is possible to make cuts to any budget. Our citizens deserve these budget cuts and the Commission must listen to their demands."@en1
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