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<p>The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) produces an independent forecast of
both UK gross contributions to the EU and contributions net of EU receipts administered
by the UK public sector.</p><p> </p><p>The OBR’s latest forecast, at March 2017, puts
the UK’s post-rebate gross contribution to the EU across 2017-18 at £15bn. The UK’s
receipts administered via government departments are forecast to be £5.1bn. This figure
excludes receipts directly administered by the European Commission, for example science
funding, which do not form part of the public finance calculations.</p>
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