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The economy is now 0.1% smaller than it was before Labour came into power. It's been almost six months but the new government is yet to deliver on its promise to turbocharge economic growth.The chancellor will today urge the public to be patient with her. The message will be: It will take a lot longer than six months to revive an economy that has been stagnating for a decade.
Pubs, restaurants and retailers are already stagnating and that was before they reacted to the budget, which at the end of October slapped them with a big increase in employers' national insurance contributions.The latest figures show output in consumer-facing services fell by 0.6% in October 2024, following growth of 0.4% in September 2024. Manufacturing also shrank by 0.6 per cent as, across the economy, businesses went in wait and see mode ahead of the budget.
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