BREXIT BOOST: Britain will gain £24BILLION per year after EU exit - says new report
BRITAIN'S Brexit boost will be at least £450 million as soon as Brussels rule is ended, a new report has revealed.
By DAVID MADDOX
PUBLISHED: 00:13, Tue, Dec 27, 2016
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Britain could receive benefits of more than £24billion once it leaves the EU
The Brexit campaign group Change Britain has produced a report showing that “a conservative estimate" of the benefits of leaving the EU is £24 billion a year.
The report makes a mockery of attempts by Remoaners led by Lib Dem former deputy prime minister Nick Clegg, ex-Labour leadership candidate Chuka Umunna and Tory former minister Anna Soubry for Britain to be kept in the EU by the backdoor.
The Remoaner group are pushing for the UK to remain members of the single market and customs union, which means the country would still be under Brussels rule but without a seat at the decision table.
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it describes as "clean Brexit" - is likely to deliver annual savings of almost £10.4 billion from contributions to the EU budget and £1.2 billion from scrapping "burdensome" regulations, while allowing the UK to forge new trade deals worth £12.3 billion.
The group said its estimate was "very conservative" and that the benefits of withdrawal from the single market and customs union could be as much as £38.6 billion a year.
The report dented Remainers' hope that Britain could stay in the EU
Even the lowest forecast within its range of likely outcomes was a boost of £20 billion. Change Britain added that the biggest prize on offer was in potential trade agreements outside the EU which Britain could strike if it left the customs union, which requires it to take part only in deals negotiated by the European Commission.
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Depending on how many deals the UK secures, GDP could be boosted by between £8.5 billion and £19.8 billion, said Change Britain.
Biggest benefits could come from a trade deal with the Asean group of south-east Asian economies, which could increase GDP by as much as £4.3 billion a year, followed by the USA (£3.8bn), Japan (£3.2bn), South Korea (£3.2bn), Canada (£1.9bn), the Mercosur zone in South America (£1.8bn), India (£1.5bn) and China (£200 million), said the group.
Leaving the single market would allow Britain to scrap 59 of the 100 most burdensome regulations on business, saving more than £4 billion, said Change Britain.
BRITAIN'S Brexit boost will be at least £450 million as soon as Brussels rule is ended, a new report has revealed.
By DAVID MADDOX
PUBLISHED: 00:13, Tue, Dec 27, 2016
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The Brexit campaign group Change Britain has produced a report showing that “a conservative estimate" of the benefits of leaving the EU is £24 billion a year.
The report makes a mockery of attempts by Remoaners led by Lib Dem former deputy prime minister Nick Clegg, ex-Labour leadership candidate Chuka Umunna and Tory former minister Anna Soubry for Britain to be kept in the EU by the backdoor.
The Remoaner group are pushing for the UK to remain members of the single market and customs union, which means the country would still be under Brussels rule but without a seat at the decision table.
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it describes as "clean Brexit" - is likely to deliver annual savings of almost £10.4 billion from contributions to the EU budget and £1.2 billion from scrapping "burdensome" regulations, while allowing the UK to forge new trade deals worth £12.3 billion.
The group said its estimate was "very conservative" and that the benefits of withdrawal from the single market and customs union could be as much as £38.6 billion a year.
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GETTYThe report dented Remainers' hope that Britain could stay in the EU
Even the lowest forecast within its range of likely outcomes was a boost of £20 billion. Change Britain added that the biggest prize on offer was in potential trade agreements outside the EU which Britain could strike if it left the customs union, which requires it to take part only in deals negotiated by the European Commission.
There are huge opportunities to be had from making a success of Brexit
Charlie Elphicke MP
Depending on how many deals the UK secures, GDP could be boosted by between £8.5 billion and £19.8 billion, said Change Britain.
Biggest benefits could come from a trade deal with the Asean group of south-east Asian economies, which could increase GDP by as much as £4.3 billion a year, followed by the USA (£3.8bn), Japan (£3.2bn), South Korea (£3.2bn), Canada (£1.9bn), the Mercosur zone in South America (£1.8bn), India (£1.5bn) and China (£200 million), said the group.
Leaving the single market would allow Britain to scrap 59 of the 100 most burdensome regulations on business, saving more than £4 billion, said Change Britain.