Upcoming changes to EU regulation around package holidays would see changes come into place that would hurt UK businesses, placing liability on the tour operator for things that have nothing to do with them.
Post-Brexit changes to UK defence procurement rules, have allowed the Royal Navy to accelerate the development and deployment of its new DragonFire laser weaponry by a full FIVE YEARS. The procurement changes were not possible due to EU procurement laws.
The implementation of the Electronic Trade Documents Act allows for UK importers and exporters to benefit from fully digitised shipping documentation, which reduces overheads and speeds up processing time.
Having left the EU, the UK was able to implement the positive outcomes of a trial using longer trucks for domestic haulage, which resulted in reduced costs for hauliers and reduced carbon emissions as well. Not possible within the EU.
The UK was a net contributor to the EU budget, which meant that it paid in more into the annual budget than it saw in returns. In 2024 the EU budget was €189bn, of which the UK gross contribution would've been around €24bn, net around €14-16bn.
