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"Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, at a time of crisis when the Member States are asking to reduce their EU contributions, we must spend our available funds in a better manner, ensuring that they address the real priorities: growth, development and employment, reducing misspending and eliminating unfair advantages, starting by abolishing the so-called system of rebates, which are nothing less than budget discounts benefiting some Member States to the detriment of others. It is unacceptable, in my view, that the United Kingdom has to date benefited from rebates amounting to about EUR 97 billion. Italy cannot afford to be a net contributor country, giving more than it receives, and much less to finance these anachronistic discounts. In 2011 alone, Italy made a net contribution of almost EUR 6 billion. Let me finish by saying, on the issue of misspending, that today the European Parliament clearly stated its preference for a single seat in the near future."@en1
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