Eight charts to help you understand the autumn statement
by Phillip Inman from Economics | The Guardian on (#22T3B)
What you need to know from the OBR's latest forecasts, from the budget deficit to GDP growth
A shortfall between government spending and income that reached 155bn in the aftermath of the banking crash was forecast in March this year to fall to 55.5bn in 2016-17. The Office for Budget Responsibility said its forecast was optimistic and it will now be 68bn.
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