Economic Recovery
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Recovery benefits 'not felt yet'
Veteran Tory Cabinet minister Ken Clarke has admitted that British people have not yet felt the benefits of economic recovery. Mr Clarke's comments chime with the Labour Party's recent assertions that the UK is facing a "cost of
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Osborne woos savers and pensioners
George Osborne pledged to share the benefits of economic recovery with pensioners and savers today as he delivered his penultimate Budget before the general election. The Chancellor unveiled radical reforms to tax rules on retirement pots and
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'Only one in 50 better off' say TUC
Few workers are feeling the benefit of the economic recovery, with just one in 50 saying they are better off, according to the TUC. The union organisation has repeated its warning that recovery is unsustainable unless workers get a decent pay
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UK auto industry predicts strong growth for 2014
Some of Britain's top automotive bosses have tipped 2014 as a strong year for vehicle sales, in interviews with trade publication Car Dealer
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Recovery 'widening cities gap'
The UK's economic recovery is widening the gap between London and other cities, with almost 10 times more jobs being created in the capital than the next best area, a new report has warned. Research by the Centre for Cities think tank
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Recovery may take years - Clarke
The UK economy is "bouncing along the bottom" and could take another three years to heal, Ken Clarke has suggested. The Cabinet minister said the 0.3% GDP growth figure for the first quarter of this year was better than many other
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Equality gap widens between cities
The gap between the economic performance of cities across the UK is widening, with six times more dole claimants in some parts of the country than others, a new study has revealed. Private companies were struggling to create enough jobs to
