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In EU’s Tab for England, Hidden Fees for Criminal Economy
By Irene Madongo
printSomewhere in a controversial EU fee for the U.K. disclosed Thursday lies something like an old saw, only it's not about how crime doesn't pay but how it costs, and in unexpected ways. In Brussels Friday, British Prime Minister David Cameron said his government would not soon make good on a $1.7 billion tab demanded by the European Union to satisfy monetary contribution requirements for the economic bloc. The unexpectedly large bill is "an unacceptable way for this organization to work," Cameron told reporters at a European Council meeting. The total reflects not only the growth in the U.K.'s gross...
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