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Two risks to our recovery hopes

Rumours of tax rises in the Budget in March and speculation that the population has shrunk sharply both threaten our view that the economy will eventually enjoy a quick and complete recovery from the COVID-19 crisis. What’s more, the latest data suggest that January’s lockdown may have been a bit more painful for the economy than November’s.

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