Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news
- BCC: 71% of exporters say EU trade deal is not helping
- Only one in eight exporters said the deal was helping them to increase revenues
- Majority of firms think deal has pushed up costs, increased paperwork and delays
- Five problems… and solutions
- Crypto assets market ‘poses threat to global financial stability’
- Falsely convicted postal workers must be ‘fully compensated’, says committee
The British Chambers of Commerce have identified five issues holding back the flow of goods and services into the EU – and proposed five solutions to address some of these complexity, bottlenecks and pressures on firms.
“This latest survey highlights once again that the Tory government’s extreme Brexit deal has been nothing short of an unmitigated disaster.
“Brexit has prevented growth in the economy, cost billions of pounds, led to drastic fall in exports, and is now adding to the cost of living crisis.