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    Jeremy Hunt’s scope for tax cuts hit by higher-than-expected borrowing

    Government borrowed £120.7bn in the last financial year, with just under £12bn in MarchBusiness live –...

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    Blow for Sunak as revised figures confirm UK did go into recession last year

    Latest estimate from ONS says GDP declined by 0.3% in final quarter of 2023Business live –...

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    Reeves to promise ‘decade of economic renewal’ if Labour wins power

    Shadow chancellor will tell high-profile financial audience that ‘mission-led’ governments must take a lead in turbulent...

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    The US could be facing a 2008-style financial crisis. Why does Sunak want to copy it?

    The PM’s admiration for Washington’s economic model may backfire amid looming US banking and stock market...

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    Tory peer calls for £10,000 ‘citizens inheritance’ for all 30-year-olds

    David Willetts suggests policy would help spread wealth among millennials amid deepening inequalitiesMinisters should hand all...

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    Jeremy Hunt handed tax boost as UK posts record monthly budget surplus

    Analysts say figures give chancellor slightly more leeway for tax cuts before general electionBusiness live –...

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    Buoyant UK labour market data belies rise in long-term sickness

    The absence of so many potential workers is taking a toll. In a literal sense, this...

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    Jeremy Hunt has room for £20bn tax cuts after borrowing halves year on year

    December deficit is less than expected at £14bn – the lowest for the month since 2019Business...

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    1979 oil crisis - Wikipedia

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