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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Sam Blewett

Liz Truss defends £30bn tax cuts as ‘affordable’ in bid for No 10

PA Wire

Liz Truss has defended her tax cut plans costing at least £30 billion a year as “affordable” as the economic policies of the Tory candidates for prime minister came under scrutiny.

Former chancellor Rishi Sunak was understood to not be envisaging cutting personal taxes until at least autumn next year to avoid fuelling inflation.

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