How much do you know about the EU? 73% got it wrong
A ComRes poll for The Independent asked the public whether a series of statements about the EU were true or false. Match your knowledge against theirs
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Your support makes all the difference.These are the statements that ComRes put to a representative sample of British adults. Do you know which are true and which are false?
The UK pays more into the EU budget than it gets back
There are 29 countries in the European Union
UK citizens need a passport to get into another EU country
The European Parliament meets 12 times a year in Strasbourg and the rest of the year in Brussels
Most British laws have to be approved by the European Parliament
The Treasury estimates that if Britain leaves the EU it would cost the average household £4,300 a year by 2030
The EU has an official anthem
The EU is responsible for setting taxes in Britain
The EU has an official army
Click here for the answers, and to find out how the general public fared.
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