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United Kingdom: Rebuilding fiscal space amid rising spending pressures

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Rising spending demands from population ageing, healthcare, the climate transition and defence are placing growing pressure on the UK’s public finances. Rebuilding fiscal space will require a combination of fiscal discipline and structural reforms that strengthen growth and support fiscal sustainability.

Nicolas Gonne and Daniela Glocker, OECD Economics Department

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The United Kingdom: Stronger growth needs significant productivity improvements across regions

Reading Time: 3 minutesRaising productivity requires more investment, re-and up-skilling to facilitate worker’s relocation and better use of existing skills… Read More »The United Kingdom: Stronger growth needs significant productivity improvements across regions

How businesses are surviving the Covid-19 shock

Reading Time: 3 minutesBy Sebastian Barnes, OECD Economics Department, and Robert Hillman, Neuron Capital. As the economy locked down in March 2020, there… Read More »How businesses are surviving the Covid-19 shock

Navigating the United Kingdom towards fairer weather

Reading Time: 3 minutesBy Annabelle Mourougane, Trade and Agriculture Directorate The United Kingdom is sailing through troubled waters. Like other economies, the country… Read More »Navigating the United Kingdom towards fairer weather

The UK productivity puzzle through the magnifying glass: A sectoral perspective

Reading Time: 3 minutesRafał Kierzenkowski, Gabriel Machlica and Gabor Fulop, Economics Department. Labour productivity has flatlined since the global financial crisis, which contrasts with… Read More »The UK productivity puzzle through the magnifying glass: A sectoral perspective

Where to get the best bang for the buck in the United Kingdom? Industrial strategy, investment and lagging regions

Reading Time: 3 minutesby Rafal Kierzenkowski, Head of UK Desk, Peter Gal, Economist, Productivity Workstream, and Gabor Fulop, Analyst at the UK Desk, OECD… Read More »Where to get the best bang for the buck in the United Kingdom? Industrial strategy, investment and lagging regions

Mitigating the negative economic impact of Brexit

Reading Time: 3 minutesby Rafal Kierzendowski, Mark Baker, Pierre Beynet and Gabor Fulop, UK Desk, OECD Economics Department Ahead of the referendum on… Read More »Mitigating the negative economic impact of Brexit

The UK’s heart is wobbling but there are good reasons to Remain in the Union

Reading Time: 4 minutesBy Rafal Kierzenkowski and Nigel Pain, OECD Economics Department Membership of the European Union contributes to the economic prosperity of… Read More »The UK’s heart is wobbling but there are good reasons to Remain in the Union

The economic consequences of Brexit: A taxing decision

Reading Time: 2 minutesby Rafal Kierzenkowski, Head of the UK Desk, OECD Economics Department Membership of the European Union has contributed to the… Read More »The economic consequences of Brexit: A taxing decision