Government urged to get post-Brexit Customs Bill right

Posted on 8 Jan 2018 by Jonny Williamson

Manufacturing trade associations and trade unions have called on the government to amend the Customs’ Bill as it currently fails to “set up post-Brexit trade remedies that will be effective for UK manufacturers”.

Anti-dumping legislation prevents the UK from being flooded with cheap imports – image courtesy of Depositphotos. The Taxation (Cross Border Trade) Bill – more commonly known as the Customs Bill – is due to be debated in Parliament today (8 January). In a letter published in the Financial Times, the Secretary…

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