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Monday’s Early Bird: Labour chooses low-target status quo on debt & deficits
3+ week, 15+ hour ago (226+ words) Firstly and briefly, here’s my summary and analysis of this morning’s top news: Labour pledged to achieve budget surplus by 2029/30, which is exactly the same timeframe included in the current Government’s Budget forecasts, albeit focused on a more traditional measure…...