Poor data piles further Budget pressure on Chancellor

With the news last week of falls in industrial and construction output, talk of a “triple-dip” recession is back in the headlines. It’s still early days, but even with some signs that March will turn in a better economic performance, the economy will struggle to eke out any growth in Q1.

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