Response to OLAF fraud report.
Figures released by EU anti-fraud investigators OLAF are doubtless just
the tip of the iceberg of the vast sums lost to fraud, said local UKIP MEP
Jonathan Arnott today.
“These shocking figures show that Romania, Hungary and Bulgaria are the
worst countries for such illegal behaviour and I’m glad to say that the UK is at
the bottom of the list.
“The EU Commission’s financial control is useless and tens of billions of
pounds are lost through mis-management and dishonesty,” said Mr Arnott, who sits
on the parliament’s Budgetary Control Committee.
“This lack of control makes it much easier for fraudsters to get their
sticky fingers on the money – a staggering £55million a day of which comes from
the UK.
“OLAF relies on co-operation from the member states. I think we can see
that some countries, particularly in Eastern Europe, are, to say the least, lax
with their financial safeguards and open to exploitation.
“Every day we find more and more reasons why we urgently need a
referendum so we can escape the tentacles of the EU and get back our sovereignty
and keep our taxpayers money in our own
country.”
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