Jeremy Hunt confirms date for Autumn Statement
Jeremy Hunt has introduced he’ll ship the Autumn Statement on November 22.
The Chancellor lately downplayed the probabilities of tax cuts on the main fiscal occasion, insisting that his focus stays on halving inflation.
However, the assertion might be fiercely scrutinised as will probably be considered because the Government laying the political foundations for the run as much as the subsequent normal election, extensively anticipated to happen in 2024.
Mr Hunt advised MPs: “On Friday, the Office for National Statistics revealed an replace to the UK’s GDP development figures which reveals the UK financial system was 0.6 per cent bigger than pre-pandemic ranges by the fourth quarter of 2021.
“It means our financial system had the quickest restoration from the pandemic of any giant European financial system, because of selections reminiscent of furlough that protected thousands and thousands of jobs.
“For that development to proceed we now have to halve inflation which I’m happy to report is now practically 40 per cent under its 11 per cent peak. I may inform the House I’ll ship the Autumn Statement on November 22.”
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