Retail Sales & Public Finances (Feb.)

With just eight days to go until Brexit and MPs seemingly losing their heads, it is reassuring that in February households kept calm and carried on spending. The health of the public finances in February also suggests that the Chancellor has the cash to splash if there were a no deal Brexit.

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