what to expect from Jeremy Hunt’s pre-election tax giveaway
- Written by Steve Schifferes, Honorary Research Fellow, City Political Economy Research Centre, City, University of London
UK chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s last budget before the general election will be highly political. His aim on March 6 will be to convince voters that the Conservatives are a tax-cutting party. Standing in his way is a weak economy and unwieldy budget deficit, which keeps adding to the high levels of government debt.
So can he afford tax cuts...
