IMF upgrades UK growth forecast and takes swipe at Trump plans
UK economy predicted to grow by 1.6% this year as fund warns of potentially destabilising effect of Trump policy
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The International Monetary Fund has upgraded its forecast for UK growth this year in an update to its biannual assessment of the global economy, while taking a swipe at plans by Donald Trump’s incoming US administration for the potentially destabilising effect of large-scale tax cuts, import tariffs and weaker regulations.
In a fillip to the Labour government, the Washington-based organisation said it expected the UK economy to grow by 1.6% in 2025, up from an earlier forecast of 1.5%.
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