Economy, Business & Finance
UKIP Manifesto: EU budget contributions
We've factchecked claims from UKIP's 2017 election manifesto. Read
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Brexit
Fact checks looking at the impact and reported impact of brexit on the UK economy
Europe
The EU "divorce bill"
The latest estimate for the size of the UK’s ‘divorce bill’ with the EU is £33 billion. Read
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Europe
An introduction to the World Trade Organisation
The World Trade Organisation, or WTO, comes up again and again in the Brexit debate. Here’s our quick, expert guide to what it does. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Will a hard Brexit cost £100 billion?
The most recent figures can’t tell us how much of an impact Brexit has had on the Office for Budget Responsibility's forecast for public sector debt. Read
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Europe
The Conservative manifesto on the single market
The 2015 Conservative manifesto did commit the party to the single market. The government’s EU referendum leaflet didn’t say explicitly that leaving the EU would mean leaving the single market. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Has the government assessed the economic impact of no Brexit deal?
A comprehensive forecast hasn’t been produced. The Brexit Secretary says the government has to decide its plan for mitigation before such a forecast can be produced. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Post-Brexit trade tariffs
We have a voluntary choice about import tariffs, but not the tariffs on our exports. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
How much would a hard Brexit cost?
It's not unorthodox to say that trading with the EU under terms set by the WTO would be bad from an economic perspective, but putting an exact cost on it is tricky. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Brexit and economic apocalypse
There hasn’t been an immediate hit to economic growth following the EU referendum. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
What’s the link between membership of the single market and lower wages?
Whatever the answer is, it won’t be simple. Read
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