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How much do Countries get back for each £1 they put into the EU

1. Luxembourg = £34.04/£1
2. Bulgaria = £6.14/£1
3. Romania = £5.36/£1
4. Hungary = £4.92/£1
5. Lithuania = £4.63/£1
6. Slovakia = £4.12/£1
7. Greece = £3.88/£1
8. Estonia = £3.68/£1
9. Czech Republic = £3.45/£1
10. Latvia = £3.36/£1
11. Poland = £2.99/£1
12. Malta = £2.58/£1
13. Croatia = £2.36/£1
14. Portugal = £2.13/£1
15. Belgium = £2.03/£1
16. Slovenia = £1.60/£1
17. Ireland = £1.22/£1
18. Spain = £1.21/£1
19. Cyprus = £1.21/£1
20. Finland = 84p/£1
21. Italy = 83p/£1
22. Austria = 70p/£1
23. Denmark = 65p/£1
24. France = 58p/£1
25. Netherlands = 53p/£1
26. Sweden = 52p/£1
27. Germany = 43p/£1
28. United Kingdom = 38p/£1

Does the 62p they take off us go towards the benefit of Freedom Of Movement? No Custom Forms? Does it go to other countries to help them? The EU has no money of it's own, it doesn't manufacturer or sell anything, so where does this money go? MEPs wages? Pensions for MEPs?, EU buildings?

To me it looks like the EU collects all the money in a big pot from all the 28 contributing countries and then redistributes it about among the 28 EU countries but why? and for what purpose?