Rishi Sunak: Britain wants to agree an EU free-trade deal
Britain wants to strike a free-trade deal with the European Union, but the short-term impact of not doing so will be overshadowed by the COVID-19 pandemic, British Finance Minister Rishi Sunak told the BBC`s Andrew Marr programme on Sunday.
Britain wants to strike a free-trade deal with the European Union, but the short-term impact of not doing so will be overshadowed by the COVID-19 pandemic, British Finance Minister Rishi Sunak told the BBC`s Andrew Marr programme on Sunday.
Asked what the effect of not have a free-trade deal in place after the transition period ends on Dec. 31, Sunak said: "It`s very difficult to be precise about the near-term effects.
"But I`d agree with what the prime minister has said, in the short term specifically and most immediately, it would be preferable to have a deal because it would ease things in the short term.
"But the most important impact on our economy next year is not going to be from that, it`s because of coronavirus."
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