See why people think the EU is bad.
Because Cameron is grandstanding about something trivial 
That's a lot of money for something trivial.
Especially when one is given but six weeks notice before the due date.
The EU contribution readjustments happen at the same time every year, and the adjustments follow a specific formula that is both known and explicitly approved by the UK government; the adjustments are made using data submitted by the UK to the EU for the specific and express purpose of letting the EU put them in the formula to determine the change in the contribution amount.
This is an expected and routine thing that the UK has explicitly agreed to, and has had months to plan and budget for - anything the Prime Minister says to contrary is just desperate showboating because he's scared [Inks]less of the UKIP
