London: British Prime Minister Boris johnson Reportedly set to announce the return of the imperial measure of the pound and ounce post Brexit Move away from the European metric system to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee next week.
As part of a series of announcements to celebrate the 96-year-old monarch’s 70 years on the British throne, UK media reports indicate Johnson is a disinterested move away from another European Union (EU) influence on the country. Preparing for the move.
It is also being seen as an attempt to placate their power. Brexit Voter base in Downing Street in the wake of the PartyGate scandal of parties breaching the COVID lockdown, which has angered many voters.
“As the British people are happy to use both imperial and metric measurements in their daily lives, it is good for the government to reflect that we are now free to change our rules accordingly,” The Mirror newspaper quoted cupboard Saying as source.
Currently, shoppers in England, Scotland and Wales are legally obliged to use metric measurements such as grams, kilograms, milli-liters and liters when selling packaged or loose goods.
Unlike the metric system of weight, in which 1,000 grams equal one kilogram, under the imperial system there are 14 pounds in a stone and 16 ounces in a pound.
While it is still legal to price goods in pounds and ounces, these have to be displayed along with the price in grams and kilograms.
Since 2000, when the European Union’s Weights and Measures Directive came into force, businesses have been legally required to use metric units for sales by weight or measure of fresh produce.
Under the post-Brexit move, metric units are not expected to be eliminated entirely in the UK, but shoppers are expected to be free to choose which they use following a government study into the proposal.
This 2019. was during General election campaign that boris johnson Pledged that he would bring back the imperial units in the stores.
He claimed that measuring in pounds and ounces was an “ancient freedom”, as he ushered in a “new era of liberalism and tolerance” towards traditional measurement.
As part of a series of announcements to celebrate the 96-year-old monarch’s 70 years on the British throne, UK media reports indicate Johnson is a disinterested move away from another European Union (EU) influence on the country. Preparing for the move.
It is also being seen as an attempt to placate their power. Brexit Voter base in Downing Street in the wake of the PartyGate scandal of parties breaching the COVID lockdown, which has angered many voters.
“As the British people are happy to use both imperial and metric measurements in their daily lives, it is good for the government to reflect that we are now free to change our rules accordingly,” The Mirror newspaper quoted cupboard Saying as source.
Currently, shoppers in England, Scotland and Wales are legally obliged to use metric measurements such as grams, kilograms, milli-liters and liters when selling packaged or loose goods.
Unlike the metric system of weight, in which 1,000 grams equal one kilogram, under the imperial system there are 14 pounds in a stone and 16 ounces in a pound.
While it is still legal to price goods in pounds and ounces, these have to be displayed along with the price in grams and kilograms.
Since 2000, when the European Union’s Weights and Measures Directive came into force, businesses have been legally required to use metric units for sales by weight or measure of fresh produce.
Under the post-Brexit move, metric units are not expected to be eliminated entirely in the UK, but shoppers are expected to be free to choose which they use following a government study into the proposal.
This 2019. was during General election campaign that boris johnson Pledged that he would bring back the imperial units in the stores.
He claimed that measuring in pounds and ounces was an “ancient freedom”, as he ushered in a “new era of liberalism and tolerance” towards traditional measurement.