Triples with object UKIP voted against this budget as it would review the UK rebate. The original revision had a higher estimation for the UK rebate, however this final budget has a much lower allocation. The cost of the collection of VAT which we pay to the EU was not counted towards the calculation, nor was the bill the UK ‘secretly’ paid to the EU of GBP 1.7 billion. UKIP opposes any further money being handed to the EU and we also oppose any moves for the EU to raise funding, which can only be done through taxation.