Thread: [Update] The UK votes to leave the EU
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Old 11-06-2016, 11:51   #2860
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re: [Update] The UK votes to leave the EU
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Originally Posted by Damien View Post
The Leave side is acting like the Nats in the Scottish Referendum too though. Warnings of the effect on the economy are 'scaremongering' and scepticism of the vision of Leave (£350 million extra on the NHS, more jobs, less taxes, less VAT) is 'talking Britain down'.
Exactly. The same arguments.

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Originally Posted by Hugh View Post
The EU exports 16% of their goods and services to us, we export 44% of our goods and services to them.

https://fullfact.org/europe/where-does-eu-export/

https://fullfact.org/europe/ask-full-fact-uks-trade-eu/

Trade agreements cover exports as well as imports, so the benefits of a single market covers both...
What benefits. Work out the exports then the cost of being in the EU and see if it's worth it. Do we make a lot more in exports-imports compared to the cost of being in the EU. What Benefits?
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