THE GUARDIAN: Cost of food imported from EU rose because of extra red tape, with poorest most affected
Brexit added almost £6bn to UK food bills in the two years to the end of 2021, affecting poorest households the most, research has found.
The cost of food imported from the EU shot up because of extra red tape, adding £210 to the average household food bills over 2020 and 2021, London School of Economics (LSE) researchers discovered.
As low-income families spend a greater share of their income on food, the impact of Brexit on their purchases was disproportionately greater, they said. » | Lisa O'Carroll, Brexit correspondent | Thursday, Dece,mer 1, 2022
