Growth,borrowing, spending cuts, or the jobs market and Brexit – what to contemplate out for in George Osborne’s eighth budgetGeorge Osborne’s eighth budget is unlikely to be a radical affair,as the state of the public finances and the upcoming EU referendum limit the chancellor’s room for manoeuvre. This all but rules out large or controversial policy announcements (he has already decided not to press ahead with pension tax relief reform). But with the economy growing more slowly than expected and borrowing remaining high, the chancellor has already signalled further spending cuts of £4bn.
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Source: theguardian.com