To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the average cost to the British taxpayer, including salary and expenses but excluding building maintenance costs, of a UK Member of the European Parliament.
Answered on
9 March 2017
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.
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.
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Treasury