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The “hot topic” in most of Britain today is whether or not the United Kingdom should join the one single currency of the Euro. Depending on whom you ask, you will receive varying responses from those whom are for it from a financial standpoint and those whom are against from a pride standpoint. Britain’s pride has caused problems in the past, will it continue to do the same for it’s future?
In 1992 at the signing of the Treaty of Maastricht, John Major had no idea that opting out of the Social Chapter and the monetary union would become such a widely debated topic for discussion less than a decade later. The Conservative government was opposed to these changes, because they felt the treaty threatened British autonomy. In 1997, when the Labour party gained control of Parliament, they agreed to sign the Social Chapter of the treaty; however, they did not adopt the Euro.
In order to join the EMU, the government feels the UK should pass the following five tests:
- Convergence: Are business cycles and economic structure compatible so that others and could we live comfortably with euro interest rates on a permanent basis?
- Flexibility: If problems emerge is there sufficient flexibility to deal with them?
- Investment: Would joining EMU create better conditions for firms making long-term decisions to invest in Britain?
- Financial Services: What impact would entry into EMU have on the competitive position of the UK’s financial services industry, particularly the City’s wholesale market?
- Growth, stability, and employment: In summary, will joining EMU promote higher growth, stability and a lasting increase in jobs?
Labour is committed to ensuring all these criteria are met before they decide to join the EMU.
The United Kingdom, along with Sweden and Denmark, has chosen to remain outside of the Eurozone due to the convergence, or lack thereof, within the European Union. At the lecture...
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