Autumn statement: as it happened

Written by Pauline McCallion, Senior Business Editor, The Conversation

Welcome to The Conversation’s live blog for the UK’s autumn statement 2023. The blog is now finished. Scroll down to see the details of what was announced, instant reaction from our academic experts, and other analysis of the UK economy. Or you can read a digest of the responses here ^[1].

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^{^} the responses here (theconversation.com)

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