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3 months agoEurope politicsBrexit trade checks will cost 330m a year. Starmer must revisit this disastrous deal | Simon Jenkins
The UK government plans to increase the cost of doing business by 330 million pounds per year through border controls on agricultural trade with the EU.
The controls pose a significant threat to industries like horticulture and shell-fishing, and the cost of the new checks is estimated to pass onto consumers in the form of higher prices. [ more ]