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Tax dodgers prove robust in hard times

By Alistair Gray

Published: November 20 2009 23:09 | Last updated: November 20 2009 23:09

Britain’s black economy is proving far more robust than its official counterpart, according to an authoritative study across developed countries.

Cash-in-hand payments to builders, nannies and cleaners are spurring the first significant annual rise in the underground’s share of overall activity for more than a decade.

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