Freeports ahoy! The post-Brexit measure unleashed in Sunak’s budget

Freeports ahoy! The post-Brexit measure unleashed in Sunak’s budget

It has become something of a tradition that a chancellor pulls a 'rabbit out of the hat' - a measure to surprise and delight - towards the end of a budget speech.Those viewing the 56-minute statement had, after all, heard many of the main announcements before through a flood of leaks from the Treasury in advance of Rishi Sunak's update to the Commons.

Wednesday's bunny remained firmly it its burrow but a case can be made for freeports being among the most important measures in terms of building an economic recovery from COVID-19 and a new avenue for trade following Brexit.



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