Sony announces output from the UK
Sony today announced
the transfer of its UK operating base to the Netherlands. In a
statement, the Japanese technology company justified the move by
hesitating and instability as to the outcome of Brexit and the future
of trade relations in the European bloc.
"There is a lot of
uncertainty surrounding Brexit," Sony spokesman Takashi Lida
told CNN. "It's best to prepare for the case if you do not reach
an agreement," he added.
The already complicated
divorce between the United Kingdom and Europe has taken on new
proportions in the last week with the rejection by the British
parliament of the project of separation proposed by the Prime
minister, Theresa May. A new voting is scheduled for the 29 of March.
Panasonic also
announced last August its move from London to Amsterdam due to Brexit
developments. Since the beginning of the last year, the government of
Japan has warned about the need to exit the UK if companies have
reduced profit margin. It is estimated that more than 1,000 Japanese
companies are based in the United Kingdom, employing more than
140,000 people.
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