The Chancellor’s hands are tied

The ailing economy desperately needs more support and yet the Chancellor is more hemmed in than ever by the fiscal position. With no money to spend, Mr Osborne will instead use the Autumn Statement to flesh out his Plan for Growth. But these primarily long-term, supply-side measures will not help to dig the UK out of its hole in the near-term.

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