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IMF warns that era of UK austerity is not yet over

Graham Watson

24th November 2017

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Larry Elliott looks at the latest IMF research that concludes that the future performance of the UK economy isn't healthy and that we're in for around another decade or so of austerity. Building on the OBR analysis of the economy, this paints a pessimistic picture of coming years.

More here on the UK economy from the IMF web site

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Graham Watson

Graham Watson has taught Economics for over twenty years. He contributes to Tutor2U, reads voraciously and is interested in all aspects of Teaching and Learning.

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