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Brexit will cost Financial Conduct Authority £30m this year

City watchdog says the UK's exit from the European Union will dominate its workload over the next 12 months

Andrew Bailey, chief executive officer of the Financial Conduct Authority
Andrew Bailey, chief executive officer of the Financial Conduct Authority Photo: Getty Images

The Financial Conduct Authority has increased its Brexit budget for the year ahead and warned that the UK's exit from the European Union will dominate its workload over the next 12 months.

The City of London regulator laid out its agenda in its 2018/19 business plan, published on Monday, saying that withdrawal from the EU will cost it £30m over the period.

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