Brexit Chancellor Sajid Javid has rejected demands to publish a full economic assessment of the Brexit deal, saying the agreement cannot be measured only with spreadsheets. He said a 2018 study of potential outcomes, to which some have called for an update, had not been meant as a prediction of the economy’s future performance. Javid said the Johnson deal is in the country’s economic interest as it would end uncertainty, but the interim chair of the Treasury committee, Catherine McKinnell, said the lack of analysis was “deeply concerning” and that the government must provide clarity.
UK Chancellor Sajid Javid has rejected demands to publish a full economic assessment of the Brexit deal, saying the agreement cannot be measured only with spreadsheets. He said a 2018 study of potential outcomes, to which some have called for an update, had not been meant as a prediction of the economy’s future performance. Javid said the Johnson deal is in the country’s economic interest as it would end uncertainty, but the interim chair of the Treasury committee, Catherine McKinnell, said the lack of analysis was “deeply concerning” and that the government must provide clarity.