French port town dreams of becoming post-Brexit duty-free haven
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CALAIS, France (Reuters) - Authorities in Calais are lobbying the French government to create a duty-free zone for British shoppers that would cover the entire port town in northern France if a future trade deal between Britain and the EU heralds a return of trade tariffs.Mayor Natacha Bouchart anticipates Britain's planned exit from the EU's single market will revive the cross-Channel 'booze cruises' that saw Britons in the 1980s and 1990s day-trip to Calais to buy cheap cigarettes, beer and..