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Big fiscal boost when economy weak, smaller drag when it’s stronger

The measures announced in this week’s Budget support the economy when it is most in need and are a smaller drag once the economy is more able to deal with it. As a result, there is an upside to our already-optimistic 2021/22 GDP forecasts and a downside from 2022/23 onwards.

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