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Which would you say are the most important disadvantages of the UK being a member of the EU?

Fieldwork dates: 20 January 2016 - 1 February 2016
Data from: United Kingdom
Results from: 1 poll

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Results for: Which would you say are the most important disadvantages of the UK being a member of the EU?
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Pollster		 1 February 2016
Poll by Ashcroft
Scale of immigration from other EU countries 60%
Paying for other countries' economic problems 58%
Unnecessary rules and regulations 54%
Loss of national sovereignty 52%
Size of the UK's contribution to the EU budget 51%
Austerity imposed on the UK by the EU 36%
Too many people from the UK going to live and work abroad 6%
Other 2%
No important disadvantages 8%

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Which of the following would you say are the most important disadvantages of the UK being a member of the EU
- or do you think there are no important disadvantages?

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