What to make of the Labour government's first budget?

Weekly Economics Podcast by New Economics Podcast

Nov 1, 202400:31:48News & Politics

The Autumn Budget was the most significant since George Osborne implemented austerity in 2010. Rachel Reeves announced one hundred billion pounds for infrastructure, forty billion in tax rises and a whole host of policy...

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