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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Andrew Woodcock

Rishi Sunak warned against return to austerity with public spending cuts at next mini-Budget OLD

Simon Walker/10 Downing Street

Rishi Sunak and Jeremy Hunt have “fiscal space” to avoid cuts to public spending in the next mini-Budget, an economic think tank has said.

The prime minister and chancellor also have the chance to provide help with the cost of living crisis without busting the government’s tax-and-spend rules, the Institute for Public Policy Research says.

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