Britain Treasury Chief: EU Exit Would Be Long-term Mistake

Britain’s treasury chief George Osborne says leaving the European Union would be “an extraordinary self-inflicted wound” that could cost each household the equivalent of $6,100 a year by 2030. Osborne released a 200-page document Monday about the long-term costs and benefits of EU membership. He told the BBC Britain would be permanently poorer if it left the European Union, and he believes the country is stronger, safer and better off in the bloc. British voters will decide in a...

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