Claim: The EU budget will be up 6.9% in 2016, throwing off the Prime Minister's promise to have secured a 3% cut.
Fact-check: The EU budget has its limits - Full Fact
Verdict: eu budget spending commitments will be lower in 2016 than in 2015, and the 3% cut referred to by the prime minister was to spending limits over seven years, not spending in any particular year.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Joseph O'Leary
Date published: 2015-11-18T00:00:00