Brexit's financial impact: Higher grocery bills, holiday costs, and customs headaches a decade on
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Shane Hickey
Summary
A decade after the UK voted to leave the EU, the article examines the tangible financial impacts on British consumers. Key areas affected include higher grocery bills (food costs up 12% due to trade barriers), increased costs for holidays abroad (pet travel fees, mobile roaming charges, customs paperwork), and ongoing complications with parcel deliveries and customs forms. The article draws on research from the London School of Economics to quantify the economic toll on households.
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bskyBrexit's financial impact: Higher grocery bills, holiday costs, and customs headaches a decade ontheguardian.comKey quotes
· 3 pulledTrade barriers on food imports after Britain left the EU resulted in the cost of food soaring by 12%.
From paying more to take the dog on holidays in France – and making calls while you are there – to higher grocery bills and the headache of filling in customs forms for parcels, Brexit has made many simple tasks more complicated and expensive.
Researchers from the London School of Economics estimate that between 2019
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