UK finances forecast to suffer under most forms of Brexit
by Lisa O'Carroll Brexit correspondent from Economics | The Guardian on (#4HSTY)
Cost of leaving EU will also impede new policy initiatives, thinktank's report says
Most forms of Brexit will worsen the country's finances and reduce space for new initiatives to address child poverty, social care and left-behind communities that some argue drove the Brexit vote, a report has found.
Academics at the UK in a Changing Europe thinktank found a positive outcome depended on politicians being able to move on from the Brexit impasse and focus on longer-term challenges including productivity, regional imbalances and democratic reform.
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