It seems that the logic for raising the fee paid for entering the UK from the EU (from £10 to £16) is to 'reduce the reliance of the migration & borders system on taxpayer funding'... yup, Border Force needs to pay for itself.
I detect the hand of an economist & the focus on costs (as with so many tings) rather than benefits... that we might benefit from visitors for the EU (socially as well economically), has got lost in the idea that they are merely a cost to Border Force.
#economics
h/t FT
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Human after all
In response to this post@ChrisMayLA6 Ths only applies to 26 of the 27 EU countries. Irish citizens don't have to pay this fee nor do they have to register or even have a passport to enter the Uk
@humanhorseshoes
Aha, thanks for that; part of the Windsor Framework I presume?
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Simon Zerafa
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That's an extremely Thatcherite view on how necessary government services are to be funded 🫤
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Gondor
In response to this post@ChrisMayLA6 There is a fee to cross the border into uk? 🤨
I might be biased but the last time i had to pay to cross a border into a country was before 1989. There was a mandatory change of currencies we had to do every time we wanted to enter the GDR (Eastgermany).
Yeah, i am that old.
@grootinside
Yes, if you have no visa (and are from the EU) there is a waiver charge to enter (which is valid for two years after purchase)
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Patrick
In response to this post@ChrisMayLA6 wow, it's not even established yet for EU citizens (will be on April 2nd, as far as I understand) and already there's the idea to raise the fee …
I remember this outrage in the UK that the EU will do that "to the British" and while it currently looks like it won't start until 2026, the fee is going to be 7€.
So much flexibility in what is scandalous …
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Mark Koek
In response to this post@ChrisMayLA6 always loved visiting London and other places in England and Scotland but I’ve really discovered Ireland since Brexit; even nicer really, and conveniently has the euro
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