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UK will avoid recession in 2023, chancellor says

Inflation will also flat line this year, the OBR forecasted

Thomas Kingsley
Friday 17 March 2023 19:48 GMT
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The UK will not enter a “technical recession” this year, Jeremy Hunt told the Commons.

Starting his Budget, chancellor Jeremy Hunt has said the British economy is “proving the doubters wrong” in the face of “enormous challenges.”

He added that the UK economy is “on the right track.”

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