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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Archie Mitchell

Jeremy Hunt’s tax cuts will add just 0.25% to UK GDP, Bank of England says

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Jeremy Hunt’s tax-cutting autumn statement will add just 0.25 per cent to the size of the economy in the coming years, the Bank of England has warned.

In a damning assessment of the chancellor’s fiscal shakeup, the central bank said the measures “could” boost national output, but that any increase would barely scratch the surface.

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