Brexit Britain guaranteed to be economically worse off outside EU, says think tank

Brexit Britain is guaranteed to be economically worse off outside the European Union, and crashing out without a deal would see the economy take a €113 billion hit, an influential US think tank has claimed.

Brexit Britain guaranteed to be economically worse off outside EU, says think tank

Brexit Britain is guaranteed to be economically worse off outside the European Union, and crashing out without a deal would see the economy take a €113 billion hit, an influential US think tank has claimed.

An economic analysis carried out by the Rand Corporation shows that a "cliff-edge" no-deal Brexit, where Britain fails to strike a trade deal with the EU, will reduce GDP by 4.9%, or $140 billion (€119 billion), over 10 years.

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