UKIP and TPA

UKIP were interviewed on the BBC today and claimed that Britain's EU membership costs the country GBP 120,000 million per year. Yes that is GBP 120 billion. They obtained this figure from the Tax Payer's Alliance(TPA). I know politicians make exaggerated claims but this is preposterous.

The TPA claim that the direct costs of EU membership will soon become GBP 10 billion pa; this leaves another GBP 110 billion pa to be accounted for by indirect costs such as red tape. This figure is beyond belief. We would already be completely broke after five years of that. Whatever your opinion of the EU, GBP 110 billion on red tape for just Britain alone, is rather a lot . What about the other countries? Soon the whole of the EU could be pulling the world economy into a black hole - if UKIP are to be believed.

These figures should not remain unchallenged. The public deserves better.