Liverpool among first eight Freeports revealed by Chancellor
The Government has named the first eight Freeport locations around the UK - areas where it will be possible to carry out trade under different customs rules - including the Liverpool City Region's bid.
Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced in his Budget on Wednesday afternoon that Freeports will be established in Thames (including London Gateway Port and the Port of Tilbury), Liverpool City Region, Solent, East Midlands, Freeport East (Felixstowe and Harwich), Humber and Teeside.
Sunak described the areas as "taking a unique approach... You can carry on reading TheBusinessDesk.com for free, but you have reached the maximum number of pages an unregistered user can view. To register for an account, click here or login below...
