Autumn Statement 2012: there are bigger challenges awaiting George Osborne

(2012) Autumn Statement 2012: there are bigger challenges awaiting George Osborne [Online resource]

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Following the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement last week, the Nobel prize-winning economist, Christopher Pissarides, discusses the need for greater investment to bolster growth, the impact of reducing in real terms the job seeker’s allowance amongst other benefits to economically disadvantaged families, and the delicate balance between providing the poorest with good social welfare services whilst keeping taxes low.