David Cameron is facing pressure to veto the latest ‘ludicrous’ cash demand from Brussels after it announced plans to slap three new taxes on Britain.
The European Commission yesterday revealed budget demands which would cost UK taxpayers £10billion.
In what Treasury officials viewed as one of the most outrageous power grabs in recent memory, they demanded the right to raise a Europe-wide sales tax.
Brussels bosses also called for a new financial transaction tax, which critics say will hurt the City of London and leave consumers with higher borrowing costs.
And they unveiled plans to let Brussels grab a chunk of green taxes which are already being levied on polluters.
In total, the commission demanded nearly £100billion extra for the EU’s budget between 2014 and 2020.
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