1 Written explanations of Anthea McINTYRE

The UK Conservative delegation voted in favour of DAB 4 as it directly impacts the UK abatements for 2015 and 2018, amounting to EUR 710.4 million (GBP 57.7 million) and EUR 408.6million (GBP 365.5 million) respectively. While we would normally abstain on these budget votes as the UK is leaving the EU, given the direct positive financial impact of DAB 4 on the UK taxpayer, we believe that it is imperative to continue to support the principle of a UK abatement for as long as we are members.