Scots count Brexit costs

Scotland will suffer an 8.5% hit to the size of its economy by 2030 if the UK leaves the EU with no trade deal, the Scottish regional government said yesterday as it upped its calls for the UK to stay in the EU’s single market.

Scotland will suffer an 8.5% hit to the size of its economy by 2030 if the UK leaves the EU with no trade deal, the Scottish regional government said yesterday as it upped its calls for the UK to stay in the EU’s single market.

Business investment in Scotland could fall by up to 10.2%, compared with continued membership of the EU, in the event of no Brexit deal, the devolved Scottish government said in a new economic impact assessment.