Spare a thought for exporters if you can. Their life is full of uncertainty and there is every indication that it is going to get worse. Those that lead the lives of greatest complexity are those exporting out of the European Union. To do this they need subsidies. Without export refunds, the gap between world prices and EU prices would be an unbridgeable gulf. The subsidies come courtesy of the European Union. The management of those subsidies is by the European Commission. To get a refund you need a licence. The Commission hold those licences. The reasons why they dispense them remains very much for themselves to determine.
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