The Daily Mirror:
The 6 experts saying Brexit will cost you - and the 1 that disagrees
6 June 2016
Six out of seven reports predict a Brexit will hurt us for years to come. Six out of seven reports say families will lose thousands of pounds a year. Hang on, we hear the Brexiteers say. Who wrote these reports? How are these economists funded? We decided to find out: ...
2. LSE: We'll lose £850 a year
What is it?
The Centre for Economic Performance at the London School of Economics is a group of academic researchers.
What does it say?
If the UK gets a free trade agreement, it will still take a 1.3% hit to GDP by 2020 - or £850 less for each family. But if the UK doesn't get an agreement, the cost to families could be £1,700 a year.
Whatever the trade deal, the CEP is gloomy about the longterm prospects for going it alone. By 2030, in the best case scenario, it predicts we'll be £4,200 poorer, and in the worst that rises to £6,400.
This article was published by The Daily Mirror on June 6, 2016
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Growth Programme webpage