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human
ELI5:What is going on with the UK and the EU?

I live in England but don't have a TV and following the news is difficult, can somebody catch me up and explain how the UK has to pay so much more in Membership fees, why we might leave and all that? Thanks in advance.
gpt
The amount that the UK pays to the EU is not a fixed figure, it is a percentage of GDP, the GDP was larger than it was expected to be so the amount they had to pay was more than it was expected to be. Many people do not know this, so the anti-EU brigade like to jump on it and say "ooh, they're saying we have to pay more now", but nothing actually happened, a bit like you did some overtime and earnt more money this month so your tax was more than last month.