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14Mar/23

Budget 2023: government needs to show it can jack up growth to regain economic credibility

Steve Schifferes, City, University of London

UK chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s spring budget is a tricky one in terms of timing. Having announced a set of steadying measures in the autumn statement after the Truss/Kwarteng debacle, this budget is likely to be the last but one before a 2024 general election. This makes it a little early for eye-catching tax cuts or business boosts.

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