Speaking after the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) decided to hold interest rates at 5.5%, Grahame Smith, STUC General Secretary, said:
“The MPC’s decision is correct and will be particularly welcome news to the 224,000 people employed in Scotland’s manufacturing workplaces. Recent rises are starting to bite and further rises could yet prove unnecessary”.
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