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RETAIL GROWTH FIGURES MAKE BROWN'S FORECASTS LOOK INCREASINGLY UNREALISTIC - TAYLOR
10.59.30am BST (GMT +0100) Thu 22nd May 2003
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Liberal Democrat Shadow Chancellor fo the Exchequer, Matthew Taylor MP
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Reacting to today's retail sales figures, which shows that year on year sales growth figures have fallen to 2.7%, Matthew Taylor MP, Liberal Democrat Shadow Chancellor, said: "After manufacturing and investment took a hammering last year there was always the risk that consumer borrowing would not continue to support retail sales growth. "
"That now appears to be happening. "Gordon Brown's optimistic growth forecasts look more unrealistic by the day."
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