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Evening Standard
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Nicholas Cecil

Jeremy Hunt hails wage rises outstripping inflation for 10th month in a row as economy bounces back

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt on Tuesday hailed average wage rises outstripping inflation for the 10th month in a row.

The official data on the “wages recovery” comes just days after GDP growth jumped 0.6 per cent in the first three months of the year, stronger than expected by the City.

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