Heather Stewart is joined by Matt Whittaker,Ryan Shorthouse and Anushka Asthana to discuss this weeks budget. Also this week: Jon Henley assesses Angela Merkel’s legacyPhilip Hammond announced this week that austerity was coming to an cessation, and doubled down by unveiling the highest-spending budget for a decade.
Tax breaks for middle England, and £20bn a year for the NHS and a Brexit double dividend for the economy … it all sounded too good to be steady. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com