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\nOBR\u2019s verdict of a long-term 0.4% boost to GDP from fewer building restrictions will have real political impact but there are gaps in fundingOne of the few bright spots in Rachel Reeves\u2019s bleak spring statement was the economic boost the forecasters expect to result from the government\u2019s planning changes.Reeves was so delighted to be able to announce some upbeat news, she pinched a phrase from Gordon Brown, calling the resulting extra \u00a33.4bn for public services \u201cthe proceeds of growth\u201d. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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OBR\u2019s verdict of a long-term 0.4% boost to GDP from fewer building restrictions will have...<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"false","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-149998","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-property-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p75ss1-D1k","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":146745,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/social-housing-rents-to-rise-as-part-of-uk-push-to-build-affordable-homes\/","url_meta":{"origin":149998,"position":0},"title":"Social housing rents to rise as part of UK push to build affordable 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