Focus now should be on returning furloughed staff back to regular employment, not making them more expensive to hire by increasing taxes. The UK economy eked out just 0.1% growth in the month of July after 1.5% growth in June – far lower than consensus expectations of 0.6%. This took the rolling three-month growth rate down from 4.8% to 3.6%, raising questions over the strength of the recovery.
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