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5 The Chancellor, Mr Norman Lamont, h
5 has indicated that interest rates j
5 are unlikely to come down in 1993. j
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5 Speaking in an interview with The j
5 Times, he said lower rates would be j
5 considered only "if monetary demand j
5 was manifestly too low". j
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5 Asked if he would expect to reduce j
5 rates if the Treasury's 1% growth j
5 forecast was met, he replied: "No." j
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5 But he insisted he "would not be j
5 surprised if trends in the British j
5 economy were better than in some of j
5 our European competitors". j
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