UK inequality 'fallen since credit crunch'

Salary differences smaller than decade ago, but regional gaps growing, says Institute for Fiscal Studies

City of London seen from Whitechapel
(Image credit: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)

Higher employment rates and lower real earnings since the credit crunch have smoothed out UK income inequality, but the economy is still regionally "lopsided", a new report says.

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