The 0.8% quarterly rise in GDP in Q3 suggested that the recovery is still progressing nicely. However, the fiscal squeeze is yet to hit – and last month’s Spending Review confirmed that overall government spending is still set to fall by about 3.5% in real terms over the next five years.
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