The Independent:
Brexit: Theresa May warned Britain could lose 4.5% of its GDP if it leaves EU customs union
19 October 2016
The UK could suffer a fall in GDP of 4.5% by 2030 if it leaves the EU customs union. Cabinet ministers were given stark warnings from multiple sources of the effect of adopting a Norway-style model, in a paper that was circulated at a meeting of Theresa May's Brexit cabinet committee, according to the Guardian. Studies by the Treasury, think tank NIESR and London School of Economics' Centre for Economic Performance, made pre-Brexit predictions of the impact of the UK remaining in the single market but leaving the customs union.
This article was published by The Independent on October 19, 2016
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