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'Defining moment' as EU executive pushes for €500bn in grants theguardian.com/world/2020/may…
Remember all those warnings that UK could be corralled into paying for the EU recovery plan.

The withdrawal agreement means the UK will not be asked to contribute to emergency recovery spending under current EU budget.
If transition extended, that is a separate negotiation.
EC estimates on what new EU taxes/levies could bring in (per year)

*extension of emissions trading system €10bn
*carbon border adjustment €5-14bn
*tax on large companies €10bn
*digital tax €1.3bn
*plastic tax €3-4bn -9bn

Big ?? if MS will ever agree them.
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