Neil Parish rejects the EU budget which asks for a 6% increase as totally wrong when Europe is facing austerity and calls for the UK to pay the EU less money which it should spend more efficiently.Neil Parish (Tiverton and Honiton) (Con): My hon. Friend is absolutely right. If we want to curb the powers of the European Union we should pay it far less money, which it should spend more efficiently, and, given that Europe is facing austerity, it is entirely wrong to ask for a 6% increase.Mr Cash: It is indeed. In fact, the Commission is asking for 6.8%.| Hansard