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2023-07-16 17:31:58 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 31EC08E63667A747A265BBF41B022C67BA720297759F310963D96BC4E775878B
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Original Note:
£12tn is the combined GDP of all the nations signed up to the CPTPP, not the amount Britain will benefit. The government's own estimate is £1.8bn, or 0.08%, over 15 years. To put that in perspective: the govt spent £1bn on post-Brexit border arrangements. https://asia.nikkei.com/Economy/Trade/U.K.-formally-joins-CPTPP-to-little-fanfare-and-low-expectations https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/post-brexit-checks-eu-goods-coming-into-uk-be-streamlined-sky-news-2023-04-05/
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