Britain's economy will 'muddle through' this year and next as Rachel Reeves's tax hikes and Donald Trump's tariffs hit jobs and investment, the nation's leading business group says.
The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has downgraded its forecast for UK growth this year from 1.6 per cent to 1.2 per cent, and from 1.5 per cent to just 1 per cent for 2026.
It marks the latest downbeat verdict on Ms Reeves's performance as Chancellor – and undermines Prime Minister Keir Starmer's claim that Labour has 'fixed the foundations of the economy'.
And the report urged the Government to do more to shift Britain out
CBI首席经济学家马丁·萨托里乌斯（Martin Sartorius）表示，最近的雇主国家保险捐款和国民居住工资的上升''可能导致了最近在公司的招聘和投资计划中的雇用和投资计划的降低。与我们的预测相比，薪资增长以及降低商业投资和就业增长。”
Mr Sartorius said the impact of US tariffs may be limited – and mainly come indirectly through 'heightened economic uncertainty, weaker global trade and financial market volatility'.
He said this 'underscores the need for UK policy measures that strengthen domestic conditions and help shift the economy out of low gear'.
The nation's leading business group has said Britain's economy will 'muddle through' this year and next in another blow to Chancellor Rachel Reeves
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CBI对2025年和2026的预测，对2025年的预测和2026年的增长了Muddd的预测。美国领先的商业集团说。
它概述了里夫斯女士在4月生效的预算变化如何大大增加了公司的“劳动成本”，尤其是在酒店和零售等领域。
That will in turn weaken hiring and investment plans, push up prices passed on to consumers and dampen profits as well as wage growth, the forecast suggested.
These higher prices will also affect inflation – expected to remain above 3 per cent mainly thanks to higher energy costs and water bills.
消费者支出预计将被预测，但会因就业弱点而阻碍，失业率攀升至4.8％。
，但财政部发言人说：'我们正在通过我们的变革计划对英国的更新进行投资，以使工作人员变得更好，而支出审查阐明了我们将如何提供工作和成长。里夫斯（Reeves）昨天出现了她的遗产税变化。
4月，总理开始收取继承税，以40％的非全球资产（他们居住在英国的全球资产，但居住在其他地方，但只缴纳了英国的货币税，他们都会缴纳税款）。
该规则据说是造成'最胃灼热'的规则，因为担心它会驱逐财富创造者。官员们告诉英国国际联盟
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