Tuesday, March 18, 2025 | 12:34 AM ISTहिंदी में पढें
Business Standard
Notification Icon
userprofile IconSearch

UK Treasury chief Jeremy Hunt predicts 'no recession' in Britain this year

UK Treasury chief Jeremy Hunt has predicted the country will not enter technical recession this year

UK Treasury chief Jeremy Hunt predicts 'no recession' in Britain this year

AP London

UK Treasury chief Jeremy Hunt has predicted the country will not enter technical recession this year.

Hunt summed up the state of the British economy by saying authorities remain vigilant and take whatever steps are necessary for economic stability.''

Today the Office for Budget Responsibility forecast that because of changing international factors and the measures I take, the UK will not now enter a technical recession this year,'' he told the House of Commons on Wednesday.

He added that Britain's independent budget watchdog "forecast we will meet the Prime Minister's priorities to halve inflation, reduce debt and get the economy growing. We are following the plan and the plan is working. But that's not all we've done.''

There have been predictions that the country would dip into recession in part because of record inflation and rising energy prices due to the war in Ukraine.

 

(Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)

Don't miss the most important news and views of the day. Get them on our Telegram channel

First Published: Mar 15 2023 | 7:37 PM IST

Explore News