Vodafone payout won’t top up the economy

With Vodafone’s sale of its stake in the US telecoms company Verizon expected to deliver almost £24bn to UK investors, the potential impact has been compared to that of the Bank of England’s quantitative easing programme. But, in practice, any boost to the economy is likely to be minimal.

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