U.K.’s Brexit Bill Will Be ‘Hefty,’ EU Commission President Says
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The U.K. will have to foot a “hefty bill” when it leaves the European Union, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker warned in words that up the ante on one of most contentious issues around Brexit.
Running to an estimated 60 billion euros ($64 billion), U.K. Trade Secretary Liam Fox a month ago called the idea of a bill “absurd” and the government in London is adamant it won’t pay for any EU projects signed after last November. Neither side has officially put a figure on what the final sum will be.