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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Nicholas Cecil

Jeremy Hunt suffers blow as leading economists cut growth forecast for Britain in general election year

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt suffered a blow as leading economists cut their forecasts for growth in Britain warning it will be “sluggish”.

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) predicted the UK would see the weakest growth across the G7 group of major economies next year.

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