Freeports: Good or Evil

Now that the dust has largely settled following the budget last month, we can look more objectively behind some of the headline measures. Renew’s business spokesperson, Gary Burke, considers “freeports” and whether they justify the fanfare given by the chancellor, Rishi Sunak.

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With the devastating impact that covid-19 continues to have across the world, any measure that the government introduces to boost the economy…