Sunak’s long-awaited ‘post-Covid’ budget will have big implications for the economy, business, cost of living, levelling up and education.
The Chancellor’s tax-and-spend Budget doesn’t make the tax and public service reforms needed to get more from less.
The cheerful Chancellor’s boosterish Budget leaks mask deep anxieties about the state of the economy.
Professor Silvana Tenreyro’s comments add tension to the debate over whether the Monetary Policy Committee should raise rates when they meet next week.
Policymakers want to drive take-up while limiting congestion, protecting the public finances and not annoying the public. It could prove hard to square the circle.
There is a way out of the Chancellor’s fiscal dilemma. But to find it, he has to be brave.
Neil Collins’ Notebook: The latest paper on going green is well-meaning drivel and will result in ‘hard-working families’ having to pay.
The new investment chasing the UK’s growth companies is encouraging. But investors should be wary of a bubble.
Former MPC member, David Blanchflower, warns that early rises will tip the UK into recession.
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