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The economy and the election

With less than six months to go until the general election, opinion polls suggest that another hung parliament is likely. But the state of the economy next May still has the potential to change the result. And in turn, the outcome of this election looks set to have a bigger impact on the future direction of fiscal policy and on the shape of the economy than any of those in the last 20 years.

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