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Think-tank voices fears over gloomy fiscal outlook

Recent forecasts by the official spending watchdog of a swift return to normality for the economy and the public finances after the coronavirus lockdown have been downplayed by a new think-tank study.

Recent forecasts by the official spending watchdog of a swift return to normality for the economy and the public finances after the coronavirus lockdown have been downplayed by a new think-tank study.

The Resolution Foundation in a report today (April 16) predicts the impact on the public finances of three scenarios in which the virus lockdown lasts three months, six months or 12 months.

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