@LeveragedBuyout @waz
I did some research on custom duties in the EU & i found out:-
The Custom duties on Trucks is 42% just to keep out Cheaper Chinese and Indian Trucks.
Under EU anti dumping Laws, the tarrifs on Chinese Solar Panels is between 17% and 42%. So much for the EU promoting Renewable Energy.
I found the " British will starve " statement to be nonsense.
The average tarrif on Agricultural Products is 18%. Most of the tarrifs exceeding 100% are on Agricultural Products.
Isoglucose has a tarrif of 604%.
Through the Common Agricultural Policy, the British have to subsidise inefficient French Farmers.
Then via external tarrifs, their ability to buy from American, Indian, African and Chinese farmers diminishes.
If anything, the EU is starving Britain.
Next, comes the question of clout, yes, the British will have to lower tariffs for the Chinese, Indians and Americans.
But this is a good thing. It will give the British the chance to focus on what they do best and it will expand the choices for the British Consumers away from the stuff produced by the EU dinosaur businesses. If the new Uk govt. doesn things right, they can opt for stuff from around the globe now which will now have less/no tariffs
As they say - "Bread of freedom is always bitter".
But the fact that is YOUR bread & yours alone to control makes it sweet
That's what I think sir .
& If it isn't tasty, we can always blame our closest geo-political enemy or rival
We do not want anything from you, except for fair mutual trade.
He is talking about the weakening of the EU. Won't it be good for Russia & Putin to see it's biggest rival in Europe fall apart. THat will leave the field open for it to take over the Baltic states & get back Ukraine?
By the way do u live in Ukraine? I thought things were bad for Russians there.