the centre for economics and business research has warned that each day would cost £2.3billion      lynn davidson      24 apr 2018, 0:31  labour plans to introduce four extra public holidays on all the patron saint’s days were slammed yesterday - as economists estimated it could cost britain almost £10 billion.  the policy – first announced in last year’s general election manifesto – would see march 1, march 17, april 23 and november 30 all declared public holidays. the labour leader would like us to have more days off - but at a tremendous cost 1 the labour leader would like us to have more days off - but at a tremendous cost  they would be added to the existing eight bank holidays british workers get each year.  speaking at a union conference in bournemouth, jeremy corbyn said labour would give “britain’s workers the break they deserve” if they got power.  he said: “if we win the next election, st george’s day will become a national holiday for britain’s workers.  “it will be a day where we can all show our pride and celebrate our country’s tradition of fairness, inclusivity and social justice.” “our values of a fair and inclusive society are our country’s best values, and those shared values will be celebrated by making st george’s day a national holiday.”  but experts at the centre for economics and business research cebr have estimated the average bank holiday comes with a £2.3bn price tag - hitting britain’s already poor productivity levels.  it came as a damning new report highlighted how labour activists were ashamed to talk about england for fear of appealing to racists.
bank busting labour’s plan for four extra bank holidays would cost the economy £10billion, warn experts