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Tories putting Britain ‘on road to recession,’ trade union leaders warn
Experts predict inflation figures will rise to highest of any major economy
THE Tories are putting Britain “on road to recession,” trade union leaders warned today as the nation is forecast to have the highest inflation of any major economy this year.
Latest data by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed that inflation eased unexpectedly last month, with the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) at 6.7 per cent.
This was down from 6.8 per cent in July and the lowest rate since February last year.
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