Responding to the IMF announcement, Muniya Barua, Deputy Chief Executive at 91¶¶Òù, said:
​“With the IMF predicting the UK economy is expected fall behind its international peers, the Government must use the Budget to pull on all available levers of growth.
​“That includes action to address skills gaps such as reforming the apprenticeship levy and improving careers advice for all job seekers, introducing measures to unleash private sector investment in areas from affordable housing to low-carbon infrastructure and backing further devolution to enable regions to target resources where they are most needed.â€