Labour aiming to win two byelections as chancellor defends Sunak’s record, saying ‘economy is turning a corner’On Sky News this morning Jeremy Hunt claimed that he would “only cut taxes in a way that was responsible” in the March budget, and the chancellor refused to be drawn on specific measures.He told viewers:You will know that chancellors don’t talk about budgets just a few weeks before and that is for a very good reason, because I don’t yet know the final numbers that I will receive from the office for budget responsibility.I would only cut taxes in a way that was responsible, and I certainly wouldn’t do anything that fuelled inflation just when we are starting to have some success in bringing down inflation.I am a passionate supporter of the NHS and all our public services, but in the long-run the best thing that I can do as chancellor for the NHS is to make sure that our economy is growing healthily. So what you will see in everything I do in the Budget on March 6 is prioritising economic growth. Continue reading…
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Author : Martin Belam
Publish date : 2024-02-15 11:47:40
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Labour accuses Hunt of being ‘out of touch’ on economy as polls open in Kingswood and Wellingborough – UK politics live
