date: 16 April 2013
embargo: For immediate release
Responding to today's (Tuesday) call by the IMF for the government to ease off austerity measures and invest in more growth friendly policies, TUC General Secretary Frances O'Grady said:
'Three years ago the Chancellor boasted that the IMF was fully behind his economic plans, but now it has downgraded UK growth by more than any other advanced economy due to lacklustre demand.
'The Chancellor should listen to the IMF and reverse course by investing for growth and jobs. This would not only get the economy moving again but would also bring down the deficit more quickly in the medium term.'
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