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Peter A Walker

Chancellor u-turns to agree to Halloween publication of economic vision

Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng has bowed to pressure to bring forward the publication of his financial strategy and independent economic forecasts – to Halloween.

Completing another u-turn, he agreed to set out his medium-term fiscal plan alongside Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) predictions on 31 October.

The Chancellor had been resisting setting out the details ahead of 23 November after he set out his multibillion-pound package of tax cuts to be paid for by borrowing.

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