New research says EU’s Single Market will bring 75,000 new jobs to London
Staying in European Union would add 13.9 billion to Londons economy and bring 75,000 jobs to the capital, according to a new independent study.
The report, commissioned by the business group London First from the Centre for Economics and Business Research, concludes that:
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Our membership of the EU’s Single Market could add £13.9bn a year to the London economy by 2030 from further economic reforms – equivalent to a 3.4 per cent permanent boost in London’s GDP by the time these reforms are implemented.
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The boost to GDP could deliver 31,000 new jobs by 2020, rising to 75,000 by 2030
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The tech sector in London will get a shot in the arm from the Digital Single Market, with a boost of £1.7bn to London’s GDP and an additional 6,500 new jobs by 2030.
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The capital’s financial services sector will benefit from plans to make pan-EU trade in these services easier, giving a boost to sector of £1.5bn in GDP by 2030.
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Completing the “single market for consumers and citizens” – which includes helping trade in services across borders and removing remaining barriers to trade in goods – would boost London’s GDP by £1.5 billion or 0.3 per cent of London’s GDP by 2030.
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The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), between the USA and the EU, will deliver a permanent boost to London’s GDP of £1.1 billion by 2030 (in 2015 prices).
The research comes as London First, the business group, launches a new campaign to make the case for London to remain part of the EU.
Jo Valentine, chief executive of London First, said:
“London is the business capital of Europe and today’s research shows we need to move on from this endless political melodrama about whether we’re In or Out.
“We need a bold agenda to complete the Single Market because London could be richer to the tune of £14 billion.
“Britain led the creation of the Single Market in the 1980s and it should carry on the good work of liberalising markets throughout Europe.
“London First research has shown that the creative, digital technology and tourism sectors have been three of the biggest drivers of growth for the capital since 2010 – with the benefits of their growth spilling over into the rest of the country. These are also sectors which are particularly reliant on Europe and would benefit from the completion of the Single Market.”
