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IEA - The UK economy is in a doom loop

Julian Jessop, Economics Fellow at free market think tank the Institute of Economic Affairs CommentS on the latest ONS public sector finances data

Commenting on the latest ONS public sector finances data, Julian Jessop, Economics Fellow at free market think tank the Institute of Economic Affairs, said:

“The UK is in a doom loop of a rising tax burden, a weaker economy and deteriorating public finances. These latest stats will only encourage the OBR and the government to double down on this doom loop by drawing the wrong conclusions from dubious data.

“If the Treasury takes the OBR’s grim forecast for economic growth as gospel and refuses to cut taxes, the doom loop will continue.”

Public sector finances, UK: January 2023

Original article link: https://iea.org.uk/media/the-uk-economy-is-in-a-doom-loop/

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