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Rob Wood
Executive
Rob Wood is the chief UK economist at Pantheon Macroeconomics.
Notable Quotes
"We estimate that debt interest costs in 2026/27 will be about £15bn higher than assumed in the Budget."View Story →
"Tax hikes to fund spending plans could undermine growth and worsen the fiscal arithmetic."View Story →
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