Economic Benefits
A number of our witnesses also emphasised the economic benefits of the UK internal market for Scottish businesses and consumers. CBI Scotland point out that the UK “is a highly integrated market, and we know the importance of this for firms, particularly in Scotland, where 21% of domestic expenditure is on goods that originated in another part of the UK.”The UK Internal Market | Scottish Parliament Website
NFU Scotland in their written submission state that it “is self-evident that the UK internal market is by far the most significant market for Scottish agricultural produce.”The UK Internal Market | Scottish Parliament Website They highlight the Scottish Government’s 2018 export statistics which include agricultural exports worth £855 million to the UK market in 2018 which equates to almost 60% of the total value for Scottish agricultural exports of £1.5 billion.