The EU, on the ball as ever.....

[MrsT]

So most of the EU is tightening it's belt, but the "Snout in trough brigade" want an increase, http://news.sky.com/s...ue_To_Face_Hard_Times
One purpose is to increase the entertainment budget by 85%! The EU seems more and more to be run for the benefit of those that run it! your comments please.

[jake-the-peg]

Oooh Look anti-EU Propaganda from Rupert Murdoch's SKY

Next thing you know they'll be telling us what a waste of space the BBC is.

Funny how major Industry Moghuls hate the EU

Couldn't be anything to do with their track record of putting restrictions on big multinational corporations to protect us consumers could it?

Nah - that's just crazy talk!

[MrsT]

so are they not asking for an increase then jake?

[McMouse]

This is the opinion of that well known luminary UKIP MEP St. Nigel of Farage.

[fredpuli47]

It may be St Nigel's opinion, overstating his case , but an 85% increase in MEP's "entertainment budget" is hardly politic is it ? Even if that amounts to a comparatively tiny amount of the increase, it doesn't look good and suggests an unfortunate attitude in those who've proposed it. How well will that part of the budget be policed? The UK is very slow to give any tax allowance for entertaining. It's doubtful whether the EU, in granting such an allowance, will be the same.