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BBC NewsThe UK faces up to £1bn of penalties from the European Commission because of mistakes by government departments.
The National Audit Office says £398m of "financial corrections" have already been made and a further £601m has been set aside to cover further penalties.
The EC withholds the money from countries it believes has not met rules on allocating money from the EU.
Most of the penalties from 2008/9 were due to well publicised problems with agricultural schemes, the NAO says.
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