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EU referendum: polls suggest Brexit chances are split 50-50, says expert

21 June 2016

As the rival campaigns entered the final straight, independent economists from three of Britain's leading institutions issued a final warning that a vote for Brexit would hit wages and lead to higher retail prices and borrowing costs. In a joint statement, the directors of Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) and the Centre for Economic Performance (CEP) said there had never ''in our lifetimes'' been such agreement among economists on a major policy issue.

This article was published online by the Independent on June 21, 2016
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June 20, 2016
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