Re: Tory party - no hard BREXIT.
Originally Posted by
Donkeyman
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Tariffs to protect overpriced eu goods from more competetive
countries goods eh Solly?
Donkenomics cuts through the bullshyte!
Regards DM!
We're talking wto tarifs. Take for instance, flowers and plants, an important export product from the netherlands to the UK. In 2018 the wto tarifs were:
WTO-tarieven snijbloemen
De gemiddelde WTO EU MFN-tarieven (geldend in 2018) voor afgesneden planten en bloemen met tussen haakjes de maximale tarieven:
• rozen: 8,5% (max. 8,5%)
• anjers: 8,5% (max. 8,5%)
• orchideeën: 8,5% (max. 8,5%)
• chrysanten: 8,5% (max. 8,5%)
• lelies (Lilium spp.): 8,5% (max. 8,5%)
• overige snijbloemen: 8,5% (max. 8,5%)
• gedroogde, gekleurde, geďmpregneerde of anderzijds geprepareerde snijbloemen: 10% (max. 10%)
Bron: WTO
This means that after brexit a bouquet of flowers is 10% more expensive. I am certain that is no problem for you when you buy flowers for your loved one. But if it means that all products imported become more expensive? It is what farage is promising he will achieve for the british people.