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UK chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, with his 2023 Autumn Statement. Simon Walker/No 10 Downing Street/Flickr

Autumn statement: experts react to national insurance and business tax cuts

National insurance cuts and business investment were all included, as was the pensions triple lock. But our experts saw some omissions.
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt:  even in a crisis, don’t expect the government to play with a straight bat. Ian Davidson/Alamy

Autumn statement is highly political compared to research on ‘best’ ways to fix public finances

Cutting infrastructure spending and maintaining the pensions triple lock are among the questionable moves in Jeremy Hunt’s statement.
Head down, taxes up. EPA-EFE/TOLGA AKMEN

Autumn statement 2022: experts react

Our panel of academics responds to the UK government’s latest economic plans.
On the march. Stefan Rousseau PA Wire/PA Images

Autumn Statement 2016: experts respond

Philip Hammond has delivered Britain’s first major economic statement since its Brexit vote. Our panellists give their take on what it means.
Eyes on 2020. Reuters

Spending Review 2015: the experts respond

Chancellor George Osborne has laid out his plans for UK spending for the next five years.
How many Osbornes does it take to change an economic outlook? Anthony Devlin/PA Wire

If the economy is in good shape, why do wages keep falling?

An opinion poll taken in the wake of George Osborne’s Autumn statement reveals that just 27% of people think the British economy is in good shape. This was a decline compared to a survey taken just three…

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