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Umkhakha wamazambane e-UK ubhekane nezinselelo ezinkulu eminyakeni yamuva nje ngenxa yezinto ezahlukahlukene, okubandakanya ukushoda kwamazambane kanye nomthelela wawo obambezelekile kubalimi, umthelela weBrexit, izindleko eziphezulu zamandla kanye nokushoda kwabasebenzi. Naphezu kwamanani angcono kulo nyaka, ukwehla kwamandla emali nokuncipha kokutshala kubangela izithiyo ezintsha kubalimi. Kodwa-ke, phakathi kobunzima, amathuba ayavela njengoba abalimi baseBrithani behlola izimakethe ezintsha futhi bazivumelanisa nezimo ezishintshayo.
Umkhakha wamazambane wase-UK ube nokubambezeleka isikhathi eside ekuzweleni umthelela wamazambane ukuntuleka, njengoba imakethe isabambe isivuno kusukela ngonyaka odlule. Ngenxa yalokho, amanani aqala ukukhuphuka kuphela maphakathi noMeyi. URobert Doig, umqondisi weCaledonia Potatoes, ukholelwa ukuthi amanani angcono akhona manje angaqhubeka kuze kube sebusika ngenxa yokuncipha kokutshala ngo-2022 no-2023. Kodwa-ke, amanani alo nyaka kulindeleke ukuthi abe mafushane, njengoba abalimi abaningi beye bayeka ukutshala amazambane ngemuva kokubekezelela izikhathi eziningana. iminyaka eyinselele.
Izinto ezihlukene zibe nomthelela ebunzimeni obubhekene nemboni yamazambane yase-UK. Umthelela wezinkampani ezinkulu ezidayisayo kanye nomphumela weBrexit kwaba nomthelela omkhulu ekuhwebeni kwemikhiqizo emisha, okuhlanganisa namazambane. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ukukhuphuka kwezindleko zamandla kanye nokushoda kwezisebenzi kwengeza ezinkingeni zemboni, okwenza kube inselele nakakhulu kubalimi ukuthi baqhubekisele phambili imisebenzi yabo.
Ngaphandle kokuthuthukiswa kwakamuva kwamanani, ukwehla kwamandla emali kube nomthelela enzuzweni yabalimi, kwaqeda inzuzo engaba khona. Ukwengeza, abalimi bamazambane embewu bahlangabezane nezingqinamba lapho imakethe yaseYurophu ibavala ngemuva kweBrexit, okuholele ekulahlekelweni okukhulu kwemakethe yabo yokuthekelisa. Ngaleso sikhathi, abalimi bembewu base-Europe bathola igebe elibavumela ukuthi baqhubeke nokuthumela amazambane embewu e-UK.
Ukunciphisa umthelela wokulahlekelwa yimakethe yaseYurophu, abalimi baseBrithani baqala ukutshala izinhlobo ezithile ukuze bagcwalise igebe elilindelekile. Kodwa-ke, uHulumeni waseScotland akakazikhiphi izibalo ezisemthethweni, kodwa kulindeleke ukuthi ukukhiqizwa kwamazambane embewu kuzocwilisa ngaphansi kwamahektha ayi-10,000 okokuqala ngqa eminyakeni eminingi.
Yize izinselelo bezinzima, imboni yamazambane e-UK ayinalo ithemba. Izimo ezinhle zokukhula e-Scotland kukho kokubili i-ware nembewu amazambane zinikeza impumuzo ngemva kwezikhathi zezulu elomile, nezimvula eziningi ngoJulayi. Ukuvuna okuyinhloko kulindeleke ukuthi kuqale ngoSepthemba eScotland.
Enye inhlansi yethemba isethubeni lokuthumela imbewu yamazambane eNyakatho ye-Ireland, engase iphinde ithunyelwe eYurophu. Nakuba leli thuba likhona, izinselele zisekhona njengoba kunomhlaba olinganiselwe futhi abalimi baseNyakatho Ireland bazokwenza imisebenzi emikhulu.
Umkhakha wamazambane wase-UK usesimweni esibucayi, lapho ukuzivumelanisa nokuhlola kwamathuba amasha kubalulekile ukuze uphile futhi ukhule. Nakuba kungase kuthathe isikhathi ukululama ezinkingeni ezibhekane nezinselele zakamuva, ukuqina kanye namasu amasha kubalulekile ekuguquleni imboni.