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Public finances improve, retail sales lose their shine

Amid the Brexit gloom and doom this week there was at least some positive news for the Chancellor. The continued strong performance of the public finances in July suggests that he will be able to deliver the announced increase in healthcare spending without having to raise taxes.

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