Is 25% considered 'slashing'?

[diy_fun_uk]

From 2027, 7000+ UK businesses will see their energy costs 'slashed by up to 25%'

According to the Oxford dictionary, slashed in finance terms means to be significantly reduced.

MMmmmm.

Powering Britain's future: Electricity bills to be slashed for over 7,000 businesses in major industry shake-up

Industrial Strategy sets out a ten-year plan to boost investment, create good skilled jobs and make Britain the best place to do business

www.gov.uk

 

[MNW67]

It's taking the p!ss.

 

[Murdochcat]

“By up to”

So it’sa very woolly pledge if you ask me

 

[Notch7]

A UK industrial strategy needs to include slashing trade barriers with our largest trade partner

 

[Mottie]

A UK industrial strategy needs to include slashing trade barriers with our largest trade partner

China?

 

[Notch7]

China?

The EU is our largest trade partner by a country mile.

 

[Lirefighter]

The EU is our largest trade partner by a country mile.

Who imposed these trade barriers?

 

[denso13]

Who imposed these trade barriers?

Brexit

 

[Notch7]

Who imposed these trade barriers?

Your comment shows you have no understanding of the EU Single Market and customs Union.


a hard customs border is the default between every trading country in the world.

The EU lowered the barriers from the default, to virtually nothing by harmonising regulations and standards so removing the need for customs checks, transit documents, sanitary and phytosanitary controls, Rules of Origin etc.


So to answer your question: Brexit imposed the trade barriers

 

[noseall]

Who imposed these trade barriers?

Boris. Brexers. Idiots.

 

[diy_fun_uk]

China?

I have a slight problem when reading this name of late. I can't read it without imaging Trump saying it!

Hopefully anyone reading this will now suffer the same fate

 

[Lirefighter]

Your comment shows you have no understanding of the EU Single Market and customs Union.


a hard customs border is the default between every trading country in the world.

The EU lowered the barriers from the default, to virtually nothing by harmonising regulations and standards so removing the need for customs checks, transit documents, sanitary and phytosanitary controls, Rules of Origin etc.


So to answer your question: Brexit imposed the trade barriers

But we already have the same regulations in place as they do, so that isn't the problem.
They (the EU) imposed the trade barriers when we stopped paying them billions every year for the privilege of being in a 'free' trade club. A club that you voted to get out of.

 

[noseall]

I have a slight problem when reading this name of late. I can't read it without imaging Trump saying it!

You should hear a broad West Midlander say it. Sounds more like Choy-na

 

[Notch7]

But we already have the same regulations in place as they do

May I ask why you think that?

The U.K. is in a different regulatory jurisdiction to the EU.

If you went to a mechanic and said: please do all the checks on my car and make sure it would pass an MOT…….do you think that counts as having an MOT?

 

[Notch7]

They (the EU) imposed the trade barriers when we stopped paying them billions every year for the privilege of being in a 'free' trade club.

Good grief you have to be a really twisted character to take such a dishonest interpretation.

The truth is the U.K. under Boris Johnson chose to leave all institutions and that meant trade barriers were necessary.

trade barriers when we stopped paying them billions every year for the privilege of being in a 'free' trade club

Another miserable lying interpretation.

I don’t know what is wrong with your life but you have a massive chip on your shoulder….what has turned you into such a hating, angry character?


The EU membership fee is not a zero sum game, we got far more out of it than the cost of the fee……the cost of brexit red tape costs easily £20b+