Chancellor lowers growth forecast
UK - GDP growth forecasts have been scaled back by Alastair Darling, to between 1.75% and 2.25% in 2008.
Announcing his first Budget, the Chancellor of the Exchequer was keen to highlight the impact of the global economic slowdown, which he said had resulted in his lowering the growth forecast for the UK....
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