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    Hunt hints at more tax cuts before next election after ‘making a start’

    by Patrick Daly Nov 23, 2023 4 minutes
    Source: PA Wire

    The Chancellor has said it is “going to take time” to reduce the overall tax burden as he appeared to hint that further pre-election giveaways could be coming down the track.

    Jeremy Hunt used the autumn statement on Wednesday to announce a national insurance cut worth £10 billion.

    Yet despite the earnings bonus, millions of workers will face a squeeze on their finances with the tax burden still set to reach a record high.

    In interviews after the fiscal event, Mr Hunt said taxes had risen to pay for Covid-19 pandemic support and Government intervention to help the public through the spike in energy prices triggered by the war in Ukraine.

    But the Chancellor

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