A UK government minister has ruled out speculations that Britain will have to pay more money to the European Union if it wants to extend a two-year transition period after leaving the bloc in March next year.
Financial services Minister John Glen said on Monday that the government would not seek to pay more money to the EU in the extended transition period for Brexit, adding, however, that costs could be incurred based on the upcoming negotiations with Brussels.
“There is no expectation that this government will be seeking to pay more money to the EU,” Glen said in the British parliament, adding, “The length and cost of any extension to the implementation period is subject to negotiations.”
In a bid to end a deadlock in talks on a Brexit deal, British Prime Minister Theresa May has indicated that she might accept an EU proposal for extending the transition period beyond 2021. Ministers in May’s cabinet have said, however, that such…