"The Northern Ireland Protocol needs fixing and now is the time to do it"

Esmond Birnie

Press/Media: Expert Comment

Description

Article in The Times by Mark Littlewood (Director General of the Institute of Economic Affairs) which cited by assessment of the combined private+public sector annual cost of the Protocol

"...the financial burden of this endeavour is eye-watering. Esmond Birnie, the economist, has calculated the cost at £850 million per annum. That is the equivalent of 2% of Northern Ireland's total GDP"

Subject

Article in The Times evaluating the Northern Ireland Protocol refers to my own research on the same

Period	16 May 2022

Media coverage

Title	"The Northern Ireland protocol needs fixing and now is the time to do it"
Degree of recognition	International
Media name/outlet	The Times
Media type	Web
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
Date	16/05/22
Description	Article in The Times by the Director-General of the Institute of Economics Affairs cites my own research on the annual public + private sector cost of compliance with the Protocol
Producer/Author	The Times/Mark Littlewood
URL	https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/the-northern-ireland-protocol-needs-fixing-and-now-is-the-time-to-do-it-cpgg7zrj9
Persons	Esmond Birnie

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Keywords

Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland economy, UK economy, economic growth, productivity, GDP, GVA, economic growth
Northern Ireland Brexit
Northern Ireland Protocol
Economic costs and benefits of the Northern Ireland Protocol
Economic costs of the Protocol