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| Doubt has been cast on the chancellor's forecasts for UK economic recovery. | Doubt has been cast on the chancellor's forecasts for UK economic recovery. |
| The International Monetary Fund (IMF)has warned that Alistair Darling's hopes of an upturn later this year may be overly "optimistic". | The International Monetary Fund (IMF)has warned that Alistair Darling's hopes of an upturn later this year may be overly "optimistic". |
| In his pre-budget report, Mr Darling said he expected output would "start to recover" in the third quarter. | In his pre-budget report, Mr Darling said he expected output would "start to recover" in the third quarter. |
| Barry Potter, a director of the IMF, has told BBC Scotland the forecast is "towards the more optimistic end of the projections". | Barry Potter, a director of the IMF, has told BBC Scotland the forecast is "towards the more optimistic end of the projections". |
| In an interview for BBC Radio Scotland's The Business programme, Mr Potter also said it was "very difficult to know how effective" UK efforts to kickstart the economy would be. | In an interview for BBC Radio Scotland's The Business programme, Mr Potter also said it was "very difficult to know how effective" UK efforts to kickstart the economy would be. |
| A 2.5% VAT cut, a speeded up programme of public works and a huge injection of cash into British banks are among the key measures announced by the chancellor so far. | A 2.5% VAT cut, a speeded up programme of public works and a huge injection of cash into British banks are among the key measures announced by the chancellor so far. |
| Mr Darling will appear live on a specially extended edition of The Business at 0900 GMT on Sunday 4 January. | |
| The 90-minute programme will also feature interviews with Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond, Scottish Enterprise chief executive Jack Perry and Brian Quinn, former deputy governor at the Bank of England. | The 90-minute programme will also feature interviews with Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond, Scottish Enterprise chief executive Jack Perry and Brian Quinn, former deputy governor at the Bank of England. |