Autumn statement: Jeremy Hunt looks to cut UK taxes and ‘turbo-charge growth’
by Larry Elliott and Pippa Crerar from Economics | The Guardian on (#6GJA7)
Amid less gloomy OBR forecasts the chancellor is expected to take first steps towards cutting personal taxes
Jeremy Hunt will announce 110 measures to boost Britain's stagnant economy and bow to demands from anxious Tory MPs for tax cuts when he delivers his second autumn statement on Wednesday.
In one of the last set-piece economic events before the general election, the chancellor will pledge to turbo charge" growth while taking the first steps to cut personal taxes after recent sharp increases.
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