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Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced eight freeport sites will be created in England as he unveiled his Budget on Wednesday. The special economic zones ensure firms are exempt from expensive import duties and tariffs. Ben Harris-Quinney, a former foreign policy adviser to the UK and EU, said freeports will make the UK “a more attractive prospect” and stated the zones were “inspired” by Britain being freed from the shackles of the bloc.