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<p>The terms and conditions of MEPs are set out in the Statute for Members of the
European Parliament. As of July 2016 the gross monthly salary of an MEP is €8,484.05.
MEPs are also entitled to a monthly €4,342 general expenditure allowance covering
staff and office costs, and allowances for travel and subsistence.</p><p> </p><p>As
the government contributes to the EU budget as a whole and not to individual programmes
or institutions, it is not possible to say how much this costs the British taxpayer.</p>
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