Briefing • 5 September 2014
Briefing 44: Ordinary people are not getting a fair share of the proceeds of economic growth
While the economy has grown by 50% over the last 20 years, pay for those in the middle has only gone up by 20%
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Explaining the data
This chart is taken from the Government’s Sustainable Development Indicators published by the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in July 2013. You can read full publication online at https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/223992/0_SDIs_final__2_.pdf
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