How will the UK economy perform in 2010?
As we move towards the final few days of 2009 all eyes are starting to move towards 2010 and the prospects for the UK economy. This is an economy which only two years ago was flying high and one of the leaders in the world but has now fallen by the wayside and is lagging countries such as Denmark. So what exactly can we expect from the UK economy in 2010?
Whichever political party wins the next general election, there is a very difficult balancing act to negotiate between increasing taxes, to cover the growing budget deficit, and leaving consumers and businesses with enough funding to assist economic growth. As a consequence, many believe that the potential performance of the UK economy in 2010 is literally balanced on a knife edge and could go either way, depending upon the strategies used in the first half of 2010.
Whether the Labour Party has learned from a number of mistakes made over the last few months or the Conservative party may be able to offer a better alternative is open to debate. Either way, many people believe that the general election in 2010 is something of a poisoned chalice.
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