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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Rachael Burford

UK visa restrictions to wipe £10.8 billion from economy, says Home Office assessment

Tough new restrictions to legal immigration could result in an almost £11billion blow to Britain, it has been warned.

Sweeping immigration reforms limiting the number of people from abroad allowed to come here on visas will damage the economy, an impact assessment released by the Home Office on Wednesday suggests.

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