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Don't stall public investment and damage UK growth AGAIN, economists warn Reeves

In a letter to the Financial Times, the group of eight senior figures urged Rachel Reeves (pictured) to reverse plans inherited from the Tory government. - www.thisismoney.co.uk

Leading economists have warned the Chancellor that holding back public investment will damage Britain's growth. In a letter to the Financial Times, the group of eight senior figures urged Rachel Reeves to reverse plans inherited from the Tory government. They argued that reducing investment as a share of gross domestic product (GDP) would backfire.

Public investment: In a letter to the Financial Times, a group of eight leading economists urged Rachel Reeves to reverse plans inherited from the Tory...

Jessica Clark.