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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Larry Elliott Economics editor

Rebuke from IMF is a global embarrassment for Truss and Kwarteng

British prime minister, Liz Truss, and the chancellor of the exchequer, Kwasi Kwarteng, attend the government's growth plan statement at the House of Commons, London, on 23 September 2022
Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng have a big decision to make. Photograph: Jessica Taylor/House of Commons/Reuters

Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng have taken on the economic orthodoxy. They have announced extra borrowing to pay for tax cuts. They have sacked the Treasury’s top mandarin. They have insisted they will press on with their dash for growth despite a hostile reaction in the markets.

Now the economic orthodoxy has struck back – and in the most high-profile way possible: a public and stinging rebuke from the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

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