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A million jobs at risk from spending cuts

Geoff Riley

14th October 2010

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Stephanie Flanders looks at the possible employment effects of the government’s spending plans focusing here in government investment spending in rail - where investment programmes can have a big impact on many local economies. Several of the leading business organisations are lobbying for capital spending to be maintained because weaknesses in infrastructure might seriously hamper the sustainability of any future recovery. With long term bond interest rates at almost record lows, the rates of return required for investment to pay its way seem to be fairly low.

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Geoff Riley

Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for nearly forty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD and Revision conferences in the UK and overseas.

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