15-01-2017 13:29 via theguardian.com

Hammond threatens EU with aggressive tax changes after Brexit

Chancellor tells German newspaper if Britain were closed off from markets it may abandon European-style social modelThe chancellor, Philip Hammond, has suggested Britain could transform its economic model into that of a corporate tax haven if the EU fails to provide it with an agreement on market access after Brexit.In an interview with the German newspaper Welt am Sonntag, Hammond said that if Britain were closed off from European markets after leaving the EU, it would consider abandoning a Eur
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