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13 July 2023

The UK’s tax revenue isn’t £40 billion less than it used to be ‘because of Brexit’

A now-corrected article in The Guardian fails to make clear that a figure estimating the impact of Brexit on UK tax revenues is based on a counterfactual analysis.

13 July 2022

The EU did not completely outlaw use of imperial measures in the UK

Claims that the EU forced the UK to adopt the metric system and made the use of imperial measures illegal are not entirely true.

28 October 2021

Claims of an EU mineral water ban need a drop of context

Manufacturers can continue to export to Britain, as long as they renew their accreditation by 7 January 2022.

2 August 2021

The government’s numbers on savings for wine drinkers don’t add up

The government estimated its new imports policy will save wine drinkers £130 million. An industry body puts the figure at around £30 million.

19 February 2021

Did EU exports really drop 68% in January?

There is other evidence that trade did not fall this much and it may have been driven by stockpiling before January and Covid.

17 December 2020

How to check claims about tariffs and trade

Knowing which tariffs to pay and what rules to follow is vital for businesses. Misinformation about tariff rates can be used to mislead the public. Here’s how to understand what’s going on.

30 November 2020

Is the UK's trade deal with Japan better than the EU's?

We don’t know how much better the UK-Japan trade deal is compared to the EU-Japan deal, but it isn’t expected to be worse.

28 October 2020

Soy sauce imports from Japan will not be cheaper next year

The UK already imports soy sauce from Japan tariff-free under the EU-Japan deal.

20 October 2020

What does an "Australia style" Brexit deal really mean?

On Sunday, Andrew Marr suggested that an “Australian terms” deal with the EU could well be called “Afghan” terms. Afghanistan actually has more favourable trade terms with the EU than Australia.

15 September 2020

£1.5bn GDP boost from UK-Japan trade deal is not on top of existing EU-Japan deal benefits

The UK currently trades with Japan under an EU trade agreement. The economic benefits of the new UK-Japan deal are relative to having no agreement, not to trading under the existing agreement.

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The UK’s tax revenue isn’t £40 billion less than it used to be ‘because of Brexit’

The EU did not completely outlaw use of imperial measures in the UK

Claims of an EU mineral water ban need a drop of context

The government’s numbers on savings for wine drinkers don’t add up

Did EU exports really drop 68% in January?

How to check claims about tariffs and trade

Is the UK's trade deal with Japan better than the EU's?

Soy sauce imports from Japan will not be cheaper next year

What does an "Australia style" Brexit deal really mean?

£1.5bn GDP boost from UK-Japan trade deal is not on top of existing EU-Japan deal benefits

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