UK economy faces permanent hit with Brexit - Osborne

British finance minister George Osborne said a vote to leave the European Union in a referendum in June would do permanent damage to the country's economy, which he warned would be 6 percent smaller by 2030 than if it stayed in the bloc. Osborne was quoted as saying the loss to the economy would be the equivalent to each household of 4,300 pounds ($6,100) a year by 2030. "The conclusion is clear: for Britain's economy and for families, leaving the EU would be the most extraordinary self-inflicte