Publisher:
Scotianomics
Alternative Published Date
2019
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Type of Resource:
Briefing Paper
Length (Pages, words, minutes etc...)
5pp
Fast Facts
Brexit and the Scottish economy are opposing forces.
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• Scotland’s interconnected relationship with the EU is undeniably beneficial.
• It has resulted in the EU becoming our largest international trading partner and has allowed this trade to continue to grow at a rapid pace.
• There are wider benefits of this trading relationship: the number of jobs that are supported by our exports is a significant proportion of our workforce. Brexit threatens the continued job creation success due to Scotland’s trade with the EU.
• It will also deteriorate our interconnected relationship if barriers become the new norm. Brexit will damage Scotland economy and cost people their jobs – how badly and how many will depend on the type of Brexit agreed.
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