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OBR documents have assumed the government will end the £65 billion fuel duty freeze

In today’s newsletter: The chancellor’s autumn statement blamed global problems for an economic crisis of the government’s making – what should be Labour’s alternative?

Labour slammed Jeremy Hunt's Autumn Statement

Jeremy Hunt has announced tens of billions of pounds of cuts and stealth tax rises in the Autumn budget statement - from council tax and income tax to energy bills, minimum wage and the state pension and benefits

Rachel Reeves said the Conservative Party is ‘taking the public for fools’

Earlier, the Prime Minister urged bosses to keep down their pay to not exacerbate inflation.

London (AFP) - Britain will Thursday hike taxes and slash public spending in a government budget that signals a return to austerity despite a cost-of-living crisis and recession headwinds.

London (AFP) - Britain will Thursday hike taxes and slash public spending in a government budget that signals a return to austerity despite a cost-of-living crisis and recession headwinds.

The question which is torturing Rishi Sunak and Jeremy Hunt will soon confront the Labour Party. In the Autumn Statement on Thursday the Chancellor will reveal his decisions on taxation. Even allowing for the fact that spending cuts are coming, the burden of taxation will have to fall somewhere. The…