The Chancellor is blaming bleak economic forecasts on the Royal Wedding, as experts predict that the growth of the UK's economy has stalled and will fail to hit the 0.8% target.

Jonathan Portes, director of the National Institute of Economic and Social Research, and Erik Britton, director of Fathom Consulting, look at the government's approach to fiscal policy.

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