on britain s borders continues. the public accounts committee says trade volumes have fallen, partly because of the impact of covid, but the exit from the eu has clearly had an impact, and new border arrangements have added costs to business. smaller firms with fewer resources have been hit the hardest. between the delays at the border, the extra costs and all the extra paperwork, a lot of businesses are saying that it s been a real struggle for them. so we ve said to the government repeatedly, before brexit and again in this report, you need to step up and support the smaller businesses. they ve concentrated on the volume businesses, the bigger ones that are doing the most trade with europe, but that s no consolation for those many people whose livelihoods, and sometimes jobs of other people, depend on their being able to do this trade with europe. the committee notes that a brexit support fund worth £20 million was initially created to help small businesses, but only 6.7 million was
0ur cows graze freely on pastures rich in nutrients. in the fields of devon, it all looks beautifully serene. this british cheese maker used to export without any bureaucracy or delays to other countries in europe, but outside the eu things have become far more difficult. every shipment now needs a vet s certificate, a vet costs money. 0ur shipments tend to be quite small, you know, less than a pallet. and so that s quite a cost. the paperwork takes a lot of time. the person who s doing the paperwork has got 15 other things to do. and that s why the focus on britain s borders continues. the public accounts committee says trade volumes have fallen, partly because of the impact of covid, but the exit from the eu has clearly had an impact, and new border arrangements have added costs to business. smaller firms with fewer resources have been hit the hardest.
the paperwork takes a lot of time. the person who s doing the paperwork has got 15 other things to do. and that s why the focus on britain s borders continues. the public accounts committee says trade volumes have fallen, partly because of the impact of covid, but the exit from the eu has clearly had an impact, and new border arrangements have added costs to business. smaller firms with fewer resources have been hit the hardest. between the delays at the border, the extra costs and all the extra paperwork, a lot of businesses are saying that it s been a real struggle for them. so we ve said to the government repeatedly, before brexit and again in this report, you need to step up and support the smaller businesses. they ve concentrated on the volume businesses, the bigger ones that are doing the most trade with europe, but that s no consolation for those many people whose livelihoods, and sometimes jobs of other people, depend on their being able to do this trade with europe. the commit
the public accounts committee, found costs for businesses had risen and trade had fallen as a result of leaving the eu. the report also warned there could be further disruption to cross border trade this year, when new import controls come in. the mps say more must be done to improve border arrangements for businesses. they say that brexit has led to increased costs for exporters, more paperwork for businesses, and more border delays. the british government says it is continuing to offer help to uk businesses to trade effectively. here s our global trade correspondent, chris morris. the focus on britain s borders continues. this report says trade volumes have fallen partly because of the impact of covid. the exit from the eu has clearly had an impact and new border arrangements have added costs to business. smaller firms with fewer resources have been hit the hardest. between the delays at the border,
trade volumes have fallen partly because of the impact of covid, but the exit from the eu has clearly had an impact and new border arrangements have added costs to business. smaller firms with fewer resources have been hit the hardest. between the delays at the border, the extra costs and all the extra paperwork, a lot of businesses are saying that it s been a real struggle for them. so we ve said to the government repeatedly, before brexit and again in this report, you need to step up and support the smaller businesses. they ve concentrated on the volume businesses, the bigger ones that are doing the most trade with europe, but that s no consolation for those many people whose livelihoods, and sometimes jobs of other people, depend on their being able to do this trade with europe. the committee notes that a brexit support fund worth £20 million was initially created to help small businesses, but only 6.7 million was ever paid out because it was so hard to access the money. and the go