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UK economy: Third worst year since the war

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Forecasts for UK economic growth are expected to be downgraded by the Office of Budget Responsibility as the chancellor George Osborne prepares to deliver his Autumn Statement.

Director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) Paul Johnson reflects on the state of the public finances.


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