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The Vultures Gather
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-47036119
US lobby groups for agriculture and pharmaceutical firms want UK standards changed to be closer to those of the US in any post-Brexit trade deal.
PhRMA, which represents drug makers in the US said it wanted a deal to address the barriers to access it currently faces in the UK, pointing to items such as government price controls. It heavily criticised the current NHS drug approval system, pointing to the cap on the price of drugs as too restrictive, and highlighting insufficient healthcare budgets and “rigid” national processes. The organisation, as well as some other groups, are also hoping to secure patent protections for certain types of drugs for at least 12 years, among other demands.
The farming groups say any deal should move away from EU standards, including rules governing genetically modified crops and pesticides and herbicides, such as glyphosate. They also want to limit geographic labelling rules, such as those that bar US companies from using terms such as Prosecco. The meat lobby wants the sale of growth hormone-fed beef, currently banned, to be allowed in the UK.
Tech companies are against the UK’s proposed digital tax.