Jeremy Hunt denies opting for pre-election ‘crowd-pleasing taxes’
by Mabel Banfield-Nwachi from Economics | The Guardian on (#6GKMA)
Chancellor defends decision to cut national insurance by 2p, while Labour says rise in energy bills will absorb tax cuts
Jeremy Hunt has said he did not opt for crowd-pleasing taxes" in his autumn statement as a pre-election giveaway, adding the government's long-term goal" is to boost the economy.
Talking on ITV's Good Morning Britain, the chancellor defended his decision to cut national insurance by 2p despite calls from the right of the party to cut inheritance tax or income tax, which has been frozen since 2021.
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