UK economic growth to take a hit in 2015, says EY Item Club

Posted on 20 Oct 2014 by Callum Bentley

Political uncertainty at home and abroad now tops the worry list and is set to dampen business investment and slow the pace of UK growth, says EY ITEM Club’s Autumn Forecast.

Uncertainty around constitutional reforms in the UK, an imminent general election and the prospect of an EU referendum in 2017 risk undermining the strides that investment made over the past year, when it made up more than half of the growth in demand. The report also points to the growing geopolitical risks, in particular those…

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