julho 10, 2019

Will Boris Johnson’s free-trade zones actually boost the economy post-Brexit?

Will Boris Johnson’s free-trade zones actually boost the economy post-Brexit?

menos de 1 minuto If it were so easy to boost the economy by setting up free-trade zones, why doesn’t every country do it? That is the central question that both Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt have to answer. Both have supported the idea that after the UK leaves the EU it could set up such zones, in places including Aberdeen, Peterhead, Teesside and Belfast. There would be no customs duties so goods could be imported and exported without border taxes.  The plan would, according to Johnson, “turbocharge” the local economy and create Continue lendo