IMF lifts UK growth forecast to 1.3% and praises its borrowing plans
The fund expects the UK to be the second-fastest growing economy in the G7 in 2026, and singled it out as the only G7 country with a serious plan to cut annual borrowing. Growth is then expected to ease to 1.2% in 2027 as energy prices and higher interest rates weigh on spending.
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