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| The official campaign for Britain to stay in the EU has raised £6.9m - more than twice as much as Vote Leave, according to the Electoral Commission. | The official campaign for Britain to stay in the EU has raised £6.9m - more than twice as much as Vote Leave, according to the Electoral Commission. |
| Vote Leave has raised £2.8m so far, although the total sum raised by all registered leave campaigns, including Grassroots Out, is £8.2m. | Vote Leave has raised £2.8m so far, although the total sum raised by all registered leave campaigns, including Grassroots Out, is £8.2m. |
| The total amount raised by all the remain campaigns is £7.4m, adding up to a total spend by both sides of £15.6m. | The total amount raised by all the remain campaigns is £7.4m, adding up to a total spend by both sides of £15.6m. |
| A referendum on whether the UK leaves or remains in the EU is on 23 June. | A referendum on whether the UK leaves or remains in the EU is on 23 June. |
| The figures cover the period between 1 February to 21 April, detailing money raised by campaigners spending more than £10,000 in the referendum and individual donations of more than £7,500. | |
| Britain Stronger in Europe, the official Remain campaign, raised £6.8m while donors to the Remain cause included Conservatives In (£362,534), European Movement of the UK (£57,494), Michelle Ovens Ltd (£95,000) and Scientists for EU (£60,000). | |
| Vote Leave, the official Leave campaign, raised £2.7m while rival groups Leave.EU and Grassroots Out, which lost out in the race for the official designation, raised £3.2m and £2m respectively. | |
| Other donors to the Leave side included think tank the Bruges Group (£10,000), WAGTV Ltd (£110,000) and Trade Unionists against the European Union (£22,000). | |
| In addition, the Leave.EU campaign fronted by businessman Arron Banks reported three loans worth a total of £6m. |