Knock-on effect forecast to turn many countries from net financial receivers into net contributors
Expanding the size of the EU to include nine new countries including Ukraine would cost the existing members more than €256bn (£220bn), internal calculations have revealed.
The knock-on effect would be to turn many countries that currently enjoy net financial benefits of the EU into net contributors.
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