Gordon Brown presents his 8th Budget next Wednesday against a significantly stronger economic backdrop than that of a year ago. Thanks to the recovery in the global economy and some favourable revisions to past data, Mr Brown’s forecast of 3.0% to 3.5% GDP growth this year will now be met.
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