Why was most of mini-budget scrapped and what happens next?

We look at the reasons why Jeremy Hunt is taking action and the economic consequences

Jeremy Hunt has said he will scrap most of the unfunded tax cuts in the mini-budget, in the latest government U-turn designed to boost the financial markets’ confidence.

Days after replacing Kwasi Kwarteng as chancellor, Hunt said he would cancel all the remaining measures in the ill-fated tax and spending plan that had not yet been legislated for. Here are the reasons why he is taking action.

Continue reading…

Subscribe
Notify of
guest
0 Comments
Inline Feedbacks
View all comments