Imogen Calderwood
THE recession in Britain is officially over following a storming start to the year, according to experts.
Figures show that output at the end of April was ‘incredibly close’ to the pre-crisis level of 2008.
And experts believe that before May is two weeks old, the country’s economic output will have ‘breached the pre-recession peak’.
Research group Markit suggested British firms are hiring 100,000 new staff a month.
“Growth seems to have become entrenched in the UK,” said Jack Meaning, an economist at the National Institute of Economic and Social Research.
“The outlook is pretty robust.”
The National Institute predicts growth of 2.9% for this year and 2.4% for the following year.
Unemployment is also expected to improve, with a predicted drop to 6.3% this year and 6% by 2016.
Tell that to the workers who haven’t had a pay rise for years.
Now, with compulsory enrolment in a new pension rip-off, employers have been handed a golden excuse to refuse pay rises again, on the grounds they are having to contribute to the scheme.
This report is pure Tory propaganda, trying to justify their faked-up austerity program.
Rajoy’s government said the same thing about Spain lol.