Economist: 200-300k Poles may return home

Some 200,000-300,000 Poles may come back to Poland as a result of the Brexit referendum, said economist Stanisław Gomułka, a member of the National Development Council and former lecturer at the London School of Economics. "When it comes to Poland, there might be some negative consequences as the UK is a big net contributor to the EU budget. It won't happen overnight, though...The UK will endeavor to maintain certain benefits regarding exports to the EU, thus it will likely accept the need to contribute to the EU budget...All in all, the impact shouldn't be significant," Gomułka said. "The positive outcome may be the return of some 200,000-300,000 Poles to their homeland, who otherwise would have stayed in the UK forever," he added. Speaking of economic consequences of the Brexit for the UK, Gomułka asserted that "these will be negative" without doubt.