Tag: tax

Hunt misses the point – it’s not tax but public spending that must be slashed

The Autumn Statement at a glance: BENEFITS above-inflation increase 6.7 per cent   PENSIONS above-inflation increase 8.4 per centHUNT’S public sector ‘improve productivity by 0.5 per cent pa’ requestOBR’S extraordinary fiscal numbers and growth forecast  THE veil has been lifted. In a remarkably candid, foolish or perhaps arrogantly dismissive article, depending on your take, the former Chancellor […]