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New U.K. finance minister scraps most of controversial tax cut plan

Jeremy Hunt, the U.K.'s new chancellor of the Exchequer, said Monday he was reversing "almost all" of a controversial economic plan as he attempts to calm markets and stabilize Prime Minister Liz Truss' government.

Why it matters: The plan — which would've cut around $48 billion worth of taxes if implemented in full — shook the British economy and, at one point, sent the pound to a record low against the dollar.


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