Yeah, they got caught in a bit of hyperbole there! Yet, if you take the 2017 budget [1] for example, nearly half of the net contributions (excluding the UK) we

Yeah, they got caught in a bit of hyperbole there! Yet, if you take the 2017 budget [1] for example, nearly half of the net contributions (excluding the UK) were paid by Germany. [1] https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-48256318 https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-48256318