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Big squeeze still lies ahead after election

Whilst there were a few sweeteners for households in this year’s Budget, the boost to households’ incomes in the near term was meagre. Accordingly, it is strong consumer confidence, rising real wages and a recovering jobs market which will be the main props to the consumer recovery.


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