Making a Success of Brexit. A whole-economy view of the UK-EU negotiations

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Publication Date December 2016
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When the UK voted to leave the European Union on the 23 June 2016, it was clear that businesses would be faced with change.

Making a Success of Brexit, a report published by the Confederation of British Industry in December 2016, aimed to set out the priorities of sectors and by doing that, give clarity on the issues that applied across sectors, helping the government to maintain the key principles of openness, stability and certainty of trade, immigration, regulation and funding that are shared by all.

The UK’s new relationship with the European Union (EU) must meet the needs of every sector of the economy to be a success, as the consequences of leaving any behind could have knock-on effects for others, said the CBI.

The CBI had held thousands of conversations across the country with trade associations and firms of all sizes since the summer 2016 and taken an in-depth look at the opportunities, concerns and questions that 18 sectors of the UK economy faced ahead of EU negotiations in 2017 - on the ease of doing business, regulation, and access to talent.

In the report the CBI called on the Government to consider the complexity of the modern economy where no business operates in isolation. Products come with complementary services, supply chains overlap across borders, and many companies do not fit neatly into a single sector.

Source Link http://www.cbi.org.uk/insight-and-analysis/making-a-success-of-brexit/
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BBC News, 21.12.16: CBI calls for barrier-free trade with EU after Brexit http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/38386548
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