EU Commission Wants 5% Budget Increase

This is the easiest thing in the world for any politician in any country right now and the EU should be told to take a long walk off a short cliff it's ridiculous at this time of austerity for so many EU nations that they want an increase. As i have said many times i feel we should be part of a free trade group within europe and play a part in security and defence but should not be a part of a wider political union.

I struggle to see tangible benefits we get from being a member of the EU and the cost of it to each and everyone one of us is extremely high for whatever benefit if any we get from being in.