Govt welcomes GDP figures but says there is much to do
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Govt welcomes GDP figures but says there is much to do
Chief Secretary to the Treasury Darren Jones welcomes the latest GDP figures that show the economy rose by 0.6% from April to June but claims there is “much, much more work to recover from the mess we were left with”.
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