Newsletter - October2020

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Scheme to assist with training, new IT and recruitment costs’ whilst 72% said
they have already made use of the scheme, or intend to do so.
Keen added: “Our previous survey found that the majority of respondents
believe that an extension to the transition period was desirable, if no trade
deal is agreed by 31 December 2020 and UK trade with the EU is conducted
on WTO lines.
“Whilst government chose to ignore the appeal for an extension that we
made to them, based on that finding, we know that it is capable of listening to
advice from business.
“We hope that they will be willing to listen to the significant reservations that
have been expressed by the companies that are on the front line in the
management of the UK’s visible imports and exports, including 80% or more
of customs entries, in regards to their preparedness for the end of the
transition period.”