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muriel_volestrangler

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Thu Jul 18, 2019, 05:50 AM Jul 2019

No-deal Brexit would plunge Britain into a recession, says OBR [View all]

The Office for Budget Responsibility said increased uncertainty and falling confidence would deter investment and hit trade.

In its latest fiscal risks report, the OBR said: “Together, these push the economy into recession, with asset prices and the pound falling sharply.

“Real GDP falls by 2% by the end of 2020 and is 4% below our March forecast by that point.”
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The OBR said leaving without a deal would add £30bn a year to borrowing from 2020-21 onwards and 12% of GDP to net debt by 2023-24.

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/jul/18/no-deal-brexit-would-plunge-britain-into-a-recession-says-obr

I expect their model doesn't include the effect of fewer EU citizens coming here to work, since that's an uncertain social reaction rather than economic. So it could be worse still.
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