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Treasury report says Brexit would cost British families #4,300 a year

18 April 2016

Leaving the EU would cause Britain's economy to shrink and tax receipts to plummet, and cost the average household thousands of pounds a year, an official analysis from the UK treasury has warned.
The treasury assessment is broadly in line with independent analyses from the London School of Economics, Oxford Economics and others.

This article was published by The Irish Times on April 18, 2016
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Related publications
The impact of Brexit on foreign investment in the UK, Swati Dhingra, Gianmarco Ottaviano, Thomas Sampson and John Van Reenen, CEP Brexit Analysis No.3, April 2016
The UK Treasury analysis of 'The long-term economic impact of EU membership and the alternatives': CEP Commentary, Swati Dhingra, Gianmarco Ottaviano, Thomas Sampson and John Van Reenen, CEP Brexit Analysis No.4, April 2016
See the complete set of CEP Brexit Analysis research papers here.

Related links
Swati Dhingra webpage
Gianmarco Ottaviano webpage
Thomas Sampson webpage
John Van Reenen webpage
Trade Programme webpage
Growth Programme webpage

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