This is reported by The Independent.
As noted, the negotiators did not want to mention the figures on the financial settlement in the joint text. Nevertheless, British officials are discussing an amount of less than 40 billion pounds sterling.
In particular, these figures were obtained after having subtracted the smaller amount of money that the EU owes to Britain, from more money that Britain owes to the EU.
Downing Street also agreed with the calculations on Friday morning, December 8, although tough Eurosceptics, such as leader of the "Independence Party" Nigel Faraj, described this figure as "humiliating" and "greater than we should pay".
Thus, it is expected that in 2019 the United Kingdom will pay about 17-18 billion. Euro.
Recall, as previously reported URA-Inform, the UK and the European Union have reached a compromise in the first phase of negotiations on Brexit and are ready to move to the second stage of preparing the withdrawal of Britain from the EU.