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The country needs the money to invest in public services and get the national debt under control, the International Monetary Fund said

Could John Lewis be next?

Hunt has steadied the ship, but some may question whether there is really fiscal room for tax cuts

How can a nation that has enjoyed no productivity growth in 15 years, is still reeling from the economic shocks of Brexit, Covid and Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine and where debt is equivalent to 100 per cent of GDP, afford sweeping tax cuts? The short answer is: it can’t.…

Richard Holden signals further cuts likely as he plays down polls showing party trailing Labour

Britain faces a “nasty combination” of high tax and tight public spending after the next general election, leading economists warned on Friday as doubts grew over Jeremy Hunt’s room for Budget giveaways.

If he has any concern for his reputation, the PM will shelve this doomed mistake and do everything to rescue public services, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

Thinktank calls on parties to ‘level’ with voters about difficult tax and spending decisions before next election

Yes, the tax burden is high. But the chancellor should note the electorate is far more concerned with the state of public services, says Duncan Weldon