Can we blame public service workers for the UK’s low productivity?

Pryce, Vicky (2024) Can we blame public service workers for the UK’s low productivity? Birmingham City University, Centre for Brexit Studies Blog.

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The issue of the UK’s low comparative productivity is well known and documented. Output per hour worked seems to be staying stubbornly below that of our competitors, such as: Germany, France and the US. Improving productivity would enable faster growth and also provide the Chancellor, looking for headroom to allow for tax cuts in the March 6 budget, with more revenues and needing to borrow less to provide support for those out of work and for the economy more generally.

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23 February 2024
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Uncontrolled Keywords: Centre for Brexit Studies, CBS, Brexit, BCU, EU, European Union, UK, Birmingham City University, UK Government, UK politics
Subjects: CAH15 - social sciences > CAH15-03 - politics > CAH15-03-01 - politics
Divisions: Research, Innovation, Enterprise > Centre for Brexit Studies
Depositing User: Gemma Tonks
Date Deposited: 24 Apr 2024 13:45
Last Modified: 24 Apr 2024 13:45
URI: https://www.open-access.bcu.ac.uk/id/eprint/15433

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