Liz Truss launches 'Growth Commission' - as first report claims Britons are £10,000 worse off than Americans

A brand new financial organisation, arrange by Liz Truss, will launch on Wednesday, with a report claiming the typical British particular person is £10,000 worse off than folks within the US.

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The Growth Commission, made up of economists introduced collectively by the previous prime minister, stated its work would deal with highlighting the difficulty of low development - echoing Ms Truss' priorities throughout her short-lived premiership.

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In its first piece of labor, the group will declare "consistent growth levels" of three% by 2040 are achievable within the UK, and would result in £35,000-worth of upper spending per family.

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The Commission doesn't define coverage ideas of the right way to attain this determine, however stated it could present additional evaluation round giant scale fiscal occasions.

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Co-chairman Douglas Williams stated he hoped the report would kick off a "fruitful, non-partisan exploration" of why there's a downside with low development and "what governments around the world can do to reinvigorate our economies and improve lives".

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The report says UK GDP per capita is at present £36,568, in comparison with £52,996 within the US.

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"The average American is earning a third more than the average Briton, roughly a £10,000 gap in annual spending power between the two, which represents a difference of £24,000 between the average household in the UK and the US," it provides.

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"If over the following 20 years the UK economic system may obtain annual GDP per capita development of three% - as was achieved within the UK in Fifties and is at present being achieved in a rustic like Poland - the economic system can be 65% greater by 2040.

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"This translates in today's money to nearly £15,000 more for each person to spend each year; and additional tax revenues of £670bn."

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The group's second co-chairman, Shanker Singham, claimed alternatives for development within the UK have been "abundant and increasing".

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He added: "Failure to act will see us miss out on the opportunities presented by huge technological advances that we have seen especially over the last 20 years."

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But with the previous PM's status in Downing Street to cope with, the Commission's ideas may are available for criticism.

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Ms Truss took over in Number 10 again in September, with a promise to tackle the so-called "anti-growth coalition" each in parliament and Whitehall.

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But following numerous un-costed tax cuts outlined in her mini-budget, the markets have been despatched right into a spiral, damaging each the economic system and her credentials.

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She tried to avoid wasting her premiership by sacking her chancellor, Kwasi Kwarteng, and bringing in Jeremy Hunt to reverse the policies.

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But Ms Truss misplaced the help of the Conservative Party and resigned after simply 49 days in energy.

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Mr Hunt remained as chancellor in Rishi Sunak's cupboard and the pair have taken a unique method, specializing in chopping inflation somewhat than taxes.

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However, regardless of guarantees to halve the determine earlier than the 12 months is out, the quantity has remained cussed and the Bank of England has continued to extend rates of interest in consequence.

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And figures launched on Tuesday confirmed fixed mortgage rates were now higher than within the fall-out from the mini-budget.

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