The Chancellor, in his pre-budget report in December, re-emphsized the Government's commitment to close the productivity gap that exists between Britian and its competitor economies.
Authors
CPP Co-Director, IFS Research Director
Rachel is Research Director and Professor at the University of Manchester. She was made a Dame for services to economic policy and education in 2021.
Jonathan Haskel
University of Oxford
Rupert Harrison
Comment details
- DOI
- 10.1920/co.ifs.2024.1069
- Publisher
- IFS
Suggested citation
Griffith, R et al. (2004). Turning the Tide [Comment] IFS. Available at: https://ifs.org.uk/articles/turning-tide (accessed: 4 December 2024).
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