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Green investment will boost low economic output, TUC says
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GREEN investment is key to getting the economy firing on all cylinders, the TUC said after figures today revealed a second consecutive quarter of GDP growth.

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 0.6 per cent between April and June.

It came after 0.7 per cent growth in the first quarter following a shallow recession over the second half of 2023.

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