CBI calls on the EU for a customs grace period after Brexit: UK firms "still on the dark"

CBI calls on the EU for a customs grace period after Brexit: UK firms “still on the dark”

Friday, December 18th 2020 - 08:14 UTC

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Britain's biggest business lobby group called on the European Union to delay introducing new customs checks after Brexit because firms haven't had enough time to prepare amid the coronavirus pandemic. Read full article

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Don Alberto
Jeeeez, the UK has had 4 years to prepare, the last year with the certainty that 31 December 2020 was the last day of grace.

How shall the UK survive when it is haunted by this degree of incompetence?
Dec 18th, 2020 - 12:14 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Pugol-H
The Diehard remainer Undead.

It was the same before the referendum and leaving, everything will collapse people will starve, riots on the streets etc. etc.

Over 50% of our business/exports are done under WTO rules, including with the US, who we do almost as much with as the EU.

So suck it up boys and shape up, it’s happening.

Remember business is a Darwinian environment, if you can’t do it and well, someone else will.
Dec 19th, 2020 - 02:15 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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