A new report by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has claimed that the United Kingdom could face “an extra two years of austerity measures” as a result of a British exit from the European Union (EU) was funded by an organisation that tried to cover up its European Union funding, Breitbart London can reveal.

The report, which claims “borrowing in 2019-20 would need to be £20 billion-40 billion more than currently planned… [which] would mean two more years’ austerity, was funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) which has received nearly a quarter of a million pounds in EU funding since 2009.

A Breitbart London enquiry filed in February 2016 asked the government body: “how much the ESRC has received in funding, grants, from the european institutions since january 2006″.

An initial response from the ESRC declared “Further to your enquiry I can confirm that ESRC don’t receive grants we only allocate them.

“ESRC is a non-departmental public body (NDPB) and receives most of its funding through the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS).”

But buried in organisation’s annual report was the admission that the group had take EU funding, which was quickly pointed out to them. The response followed:

“Further to my last email, I apologise as I misunderstood the question and therefore provided you with an incorrect answer.”

A subsequent Freedom of Information response revealed that the ESRC was “unable” to provide full details since 2006, instead declaring that since 2009, the organisation has received £241,006.83 from the European Commission.

The response in full said: