UK gas prices fall; growth fears hit markets; pound sinks below $1.16 amid living standards squeeze – business live
by Graeme Wearden from on (#634JA)
Energy prices fall in UK and Europe; Resolution Foundation warns three million more people could be pulled into absolute poverty
Here are the main findings from Resolution Foundation's report into the UK's living standards crisis:
The report also shows how boosting productivity - a long term problem for the UK - would be much more beneficial for living standards than abolishing the increase in National Insurance rates, as Liz Truss has pledged.
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