Quote:
Originally Posted by 1andrew1
It's the OBR's own modelling that GDP will be permanently 4% lower than if we had remained in the EU. Even if we had a different Prime Minister, the factors that combine to make up the decrease in GDP like trade friction with the EU will still be there.
|
The OBR can't have factored in the anticipated new trading opportunities, then. How could they? It's a bit hard to anticipate exactly how businesses will seek to maximise these opportunities. We will only know that when it happens.