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Trussonomics: who were doomed mini-budget’s biggest cheerleaders?

Description of mini-budget as ‘seismic’ in one pro-Tory paper proved correct – though perhaps not in the intended sense

The Guardian - UK · Oct 17, 2022

Emergency budget announcement: expert reaction to new UK chancellor's attempt to calm financial markets

Newly installed UK chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, has unveiled a raft of changes to Kwasi Kwarteng’s September 23 mini-budget, which essentially amounted to a rollback on most of its headline points.

The Conversation · Oct 17, 2022

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s new IR35 reforms explained

The new chancellor has scrapped the repeal of the IR35 reforms

Evening Standard · Oct 17, 2022

How Chancellor Jeremy Hunt's new tax and energy U-turn announcements will affect you

The newly-appointed Chancellor has announced changes to income tax, the Energy Price Guarantee and alcohol duty - here's a run down of what it all means

Chronicle Live · Oct 17, 2022

Jeremy Hunt has taken his scalpel to Liz Truss’s budget – now the real pain starts

Emergency surgery on Trussonomics was vital, but years of grind now lie ahead, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

The Guardian - UK · Oct 17, 2022

What’s left of the mini-Budget? Bankers bonuses and tax hikes for workers

‘Almost all’ tax plans that have not started to go through parliament are being axed, new chancellor says

The Independent UK · Oct 17, 2022

Oh Kwasi Kwarteng. You made this a Black History Month I’ll never forget

As a chancellor he was a dud, but as a diversity role model, he was even worse, says writer and broadcaster Nels Abbey

The Guardian - UK · Oct 17, 2022

Can Liz Truss survive after Trussonomics is binned?

If she couldn't deliver on the policies she was elected on, what is keeping her in power?

Wales Online · Oct 17, 2022

Jeremy Hunt’s economic plan turns the clock back to austerity

UK chancellor’s tightening of fiscal policy will lead to weaker growth and a deeper recession

The Guardian - UK · Oct 17, 2022

Travel retailers deplore government U-turn on VAT-free shopping

Heathrow predicts: ‘Further regression of high streets, shopping centres, ports and airports as we continue to lose out to our European competitors’

The Independent UK · Oct 17, 2022