EU referendum: OECD warning of 'Brexit tax' sparks row

Leaving the EU would be the equivalent of imposing an additional "tax" of one month's income on UK workers, a leading economic think-tank has said. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) said economic growth would be lower outside the EU as the UK could not negotiate a "sweeter" deal on trade and investment. But Vote Leave said the body was "in the EU's pay", getting £23m since 2007. And UKIP's Nigel Farage said "markets not failed politicians" decided trade. The OECD will release its assessment of the economic consequences for the UK of leaving the EU later on Wednesday. But, ahead of the report's...