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Nestle moves production from the UK to Poland

Geoff Riley

25th April 2017

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When it comes to the crunch capital flows to where the risk-adjusted expected returns are highest. Several hundred jobs are at risk in the UK as Nestle announces that production of the Blue Riband chocolate bar is moving from Britain to Poland. Lower unit labour costs , favourable corporate tax rates and a competitive zloty (a floating currency) are three factors behind the move.

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Geoff Riley

Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for nearly forty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD and Revision conferences in the UK and overseas.

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