On the one hand, the new Member States would be granted EUR 14 billion less in appropriations than what was proposed in the June compromise, the amount of which was itself meagre. On the other hand, Great Britain, on account of its notorious rebate, would benefit from an extra EUR 12 billion in savings in comparison with what had been envisaged six months earlier.
Enerzijds zouden de nieuwe lidstaten, vergeleken met het compromis van juni, veertien miljard euro minder krijgen - ofschoon dat bedrag ook al aan de magere kant was - en anderzijds zou Groot-Brittannië, op grond van de fameuze korting, in het genot komen van twaalf miljard euro extra besparingen, vergeleken met hetgeen zes maanden eerder was overeengekomen.