It’s budget day – and it’s a critical moment for the chancellor and the UK economy. So, what are the plans to ease the squeeze on household bills and the cost-of-living crisis? Sam Coates and Anne McElvoy unpack the high
It’s budget day – and it’s a critical moment for the chancellor and the UK economy. So, what are the plans to ease the squeeze on household bills and the cost-of-living crisis? Sam Coates and Anne McElvoy unpack the high-stakes decisions facing the government, and how John Healey plans to raise billions in additional revenue through increasing tax.
With tough choices delayed and Whitehall budgets stretched to breaking point, will today’s announcements fix Britain’s problems, or simply kick them down the road? And will this budget reveal who really runs the government – No 11, No 10 or the markets?
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