What they want us to cough up for

European Commission Green

Infrastructure Strategy: The EU has pledged nearly £6billion for green projects, which might include bridges to help wildlife cross roads and ladders to help fish traverse rivers.

Foreign aid: EU members contribute £12billion to the European Development Fund – the main instrument for distributing payments to African, Caribbean and Pacific countries. Previous contributions have been spent on trapeze lessons in Tanzania, and Jamaica trips for EU spin doctors.

Loans to Ukraine: Brussels has pledged £10.3billion in long-term loans to the country after Russia annexed Crimea.

Refugee facilities in Turkey: The EU initiative cost £2.76billion in 2016-17 to help the country cope with the number of Syrian refugees it hosted.

Trust funds: Set up for countries such as the Central African Republic and Colombia.