Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement explained

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Energy price cap extended beyond April, windfall tax hiked to 35%, more money for schools and the NHS. Following the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement, our Deputy Political Editor David Bond deconstructs today’s medium-term budget announcement. Plus economist Fran Boait from Positive Money gives her reaction to the fiscal plans. In this episode:Jeremy Hunt’s tax rises explainedHow will the public react to more tax rises?Where has spending been cut?The ‘grim’ mood at WestminsterWhy the government should have focussed more on wagesPeople feeling the impacts of the economy ‘from all directions’Follow us on Twitter #TheLeaderPodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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