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Farming UK:
Will Brexit hit Northern Ireland farmers hardest?

27 July 2016

Professor Curran said said non-tariff barriers could raise costs for NI farmers by between 2% and 4% and a recent study by the Centre for Economic Performance (CEP) found that a 2% increase in non-tariff barriers could actually reduce the North's GDP by 1.4% in the long-run. That is if border and custom controls are re-introduced.

This article was published online by UK Farming on July 27, 2016
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See the complete set of CEP Brexit Analysis research papers here

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Swati Dhingra webpage
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