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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Heather Stewart and Rowena Mason

Boris Johnson’s hints about tax cuts played down by Treasury

Britain's chancellor of the exchequer, Rishi Sunak
Rishi Sunak is said to be examining options for measures that could be announced before the summer recess. Photograph: Neil Hall/EPA

The Treasury has been forced to dampen speculation of an imminent announcement on the cost of living for a second successive day, after Boris Johnson hinted to Tory MPs that the government was poised to cut taxes.

MPs said the prime minister had gestured at the idea of tax cuts to help struggling households, including at a Downing Street garden party for backbenchers.

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