The UK suffers from a persistent balance of trade deficit. what can the government do to rectify this and balance the trade figures?

depreciate the value of the poundprotectionist policies to support British industrysupply side policies to improve UK productivity, lower cost and improve products
I will evaluate each of these approaches using economic theory (including relevant diagrams) as well as empirical evidence

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