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Wed 10 Oct 2008Burst housing bubble may mean slow recovery for wider economy - report
HOUSE PRICES have fallen to levels approaching their real value, but the wider economy could face a long, drawn-out recovery due to the bursting of the housing bubble.
These are the key findings of a new European Commission staff report which implicitly criticises the Government for creating a tax system that stoked price increases.
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