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EU referendum: OECD warns British exit will put a tax on UK households

27 April 2016

The OECD published a report analysing the economic consequences of a UK exit from the EU. Presenting the findings of the report at the London School of Economics this morning, Gurria described the impact of leaving the EU and the projected hit to living standards as a permanent tax on UK households and warned that Britons will be paying this ''Brexit tax'' for many years to come.

This article was published online by Economia on April 27, 2016
Link to article here

Related event
To Brexit or not to Brexit: a taxing question: Download audio file here
CEP Public Lecture, 27 April 2016
Speaker: Angel Gurria; Discussant: Dr Thomas Sampson; Chair: Professor Lord Stern

Related links
Thomas Sampson webpage
Trade Programme webpage

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