Sunak speaks of shock as UK GDP 2020 falls sharply

Описание: (12 Feb 2021) British Chancellor Rishi Sunak on Friday announced the Treasury was putting together a "comprehensive plan for jobs" after the country's economy shrunk at the fastest rate since the 1920s last year due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Gross domestic product (GDP) dropped by 9.9%, after thousands of businesses were forced to close for several months to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Sunak said the Treasury's economic response will be set out in the budget, due to be announced in early March.

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