Jeremy Hunt fuels election speculation as 6 March spring budget announced
by Peter Walker, Richard Partington and Aletha Adu from on (#6HDSJ)
Chancellor has asked the OBR to prepare forecasts for the economy and public finances to be presented to parliament
Jeremy Hunt has announced that a spring budget expected to feature a host of tax cuts will be held on 6 March, fuelling speculation over an early general election.
While government sources insisted nothing should be read into the date, it is the earliest the set-piece fiscal event has been held in 13 years of Conservative government - apart from 2021 when the Treasury was trying to kickstart the economy after Covid.
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