EU regulations cost UK taxpayers 27 billion pounds year

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10/20/13, "The 100 EU diktats that cost Britain £27bn a year revealed as Cameron prepares to demand return of powers from Brussels," UK Daily Mail, James Chapman

*"Think-tank Open Europe is publishing a list of the 100 most costly EU regulations to the UK economy according Government data 

*They found that the cost to the UK of £27.4bn
- more than the total revenue gained from council tax
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*And in 24 cases the Government’s own impact assessment finds estimated costs outweigh the estimated benefits"

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