The OBR’s downgraded forecasts for economic growth still look too high, suggesting that borrowing will be slower to fall than it expects. And even if the OBR’s forecasts are right, the Chancellor still faces more tough decisions next year when he needs to spell out in the next Spending Review where the pain will come.
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