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Grant Fitzner
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Grant Fitzner is an economist at the ONS.
Notable Quotes
"January – which is traditionally a strong month for self-assessed tax receipts – saw the highest surplus since monthly records began."View Story →
"January – which is traditionally a strong month for self-assessed tax receipts – saw the highest surplus since monthly records began."View Story →
"Food inflation fell from 3% in the year to April to 2.2% in the year to May, the slowest rate of food inflation since December 2024."View Story →
"After last month's slowdown, annual inflation was unchanged."View Story →
"Rising crude oil and petrol prices increased both the annual cost of raw materials and the price of goods leaving factories respectively."View Story →
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