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13 February 2018

The Times: Hard Brexit could cost Ireland €5.5 billion over 2 years


A hard Brexit could cost the Irish economy more €5.5 billion over the next two years, a government-commissioned report has said.

A “soft” Brexit including a transition arrangement would cost less than €1.5 billion over the period, highlighting the importance to Ireland of the UK’s withdrawal talks with the EU.

The study by Copenhagen Economics, which examined four possible scenarios, also warns that the UK will probably take at least five years to implement new trade agreements, complicating Irish efforts at contingency planning.

Leo Varadkar said last night that a comprehensive free-trade deal with the UK would be the best way to avoid a hard border. [...]

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