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Hunt has steadied the ship, but some may question whether there is really fiscal room for tax cuts

How can a nation that has enjoyed no productivity growth in 15 years, is still reeling from the economic shocks of Brexit, Covid and Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine and where debt is equivalent to 100 per cent of GDP, afford sweeping tax cuts? The short answer is: it can’t.…

Yes, the tax burden is high. But the chancellor should note the electorate is far more concerned with the state of public services, says Duncan Weldon

Richard Hughes criticises lack of information from government about public spending plans

After 13 years of Conservative rule, many voters simply resent taxes, now that they no longer mean better public services, says the political economist William Davies

City Comment: Long after the dust has settled on the election, the Chancellor will be judged on whether he delivered a responsible and sustainable Budget

Prime minister tells MPs no decision has been taken ‘to embark on sustained campaign’ as SNP questions how successful strikes will be

December deficit is less than expected at £14bn – the lowest for the month since 2019

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as steel workers head to parliament to press MPs over job cuts at Port Talbot