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Today’s the day we finally get to hear the Chancellor’s plans for growth

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17.03.2026

Tuesday 17 March 2026 5:01 am  |  Updated:  Monday 16 March 2026 6:17 pm

Today’s the day we finally get to hear the Chancellor’s plans for growth

By: Christian May

Editor-in-Chief

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Rachel Reeves - looking for growth (Image: PA)

GDP growth in November was 0.2 per cent. It slipped to 0.1 per cent in December and we now know that by the end of January it had withered to zero. The British economy recorded no growth in the first month of this year.

It was only a monthly reading and it may be revised up (or down) but you don’t need to be an academic to detect a worrying trend in the growth rate.

We’re fortunate, therefore, that someone........

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