The G7 meeting in Tokyo let it be known that a “UK exit from the EU would reverse the trend towards greater global trade and investment, and the jobs they create and is a further serious risk to growth.” As Angela Merkel put it, the G7 intended to send “the signal that all who sat here want Britain to stay part of the EU.”36 Back in Britain the UK Treasury came out with a lengthy report claiming that the damage would be between £2,600 and £5,200 per annum per household. By 2030 GDP might be lower by as much as 6 percent, costing the government between £20 billion and £45 billion in tax
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