GDP: Chancellor's Budget led to pitiful growth

EMBARGO: Immediate Release

Responding to the latest GDP figures that showed 0.1% growth, Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:

“The Chancellor's Budget has resulted in pitiful economic growth. Her complete pigs ear of a jobs tax will hammer small businesses, the backbone of our economy. 

“Alongside the government’s baffling refusal to negotiate a bespoke UK-EU Customs Union which would boost British business, the government’s red lines have done nothing but stall our economy. 

“Growth is the only way to rescue our public services and protect family finances. These woeful figures and the Chancellor’s misguided policies will only prolong the misery.”

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