UK: No major changes coming in spring fiscal statement - TDS
|Analysts at TD Securities point out that the UK Chancellor Hammond has hinted that Wednesday's fiscal update is unlikely to contain any major changes to fiscal policy.
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“Brexit will dominate, with promises of spending should MPs approve a deal.”
“We expect the OBR to downgrade 2019 growth to 1.2%, and little change to future years. Fiscal revenues have significantly exceeded forecasts and YTD borrowing figures are well below November estimates. Some of this will be persistent. We see £15bn less borrowing over the next 5 years.”
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