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Spring Statement: let's talk about growth!

Spring Statement: let's talk about growth!

FromThe New Statesman Podcast


Spring Statement: let's talk about growth!

FromThe New Statesman Podcast

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Length:
23 minutes
Released:
Mar 7, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Yesterday, Jeremy Hunt delivered the spring statement, the last before the next general election and his fourth budget since becoming Chancellor in October 2022, after replacing Kwasi Kwarteng.Non-doms have been abolished, national insurance has been cut by 2p, a vaping tax has been introduced, and the NHS has been promised 3.4 billion towards a digital transformation. But while inflation remains high and most of the nation is feeling the prolonged squeeze of the cost of living crisis - will these proposals make any real difference?Rachel Cunliffe, associate political editor at the New Statesman, is joined in the studio by Will Dunn, business editor, and Freddie Hayward, political correspondent. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Released:
Mar 7, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Twice a week the New Statesman politics team - Stephen Bush, Anoosh Chakelian and Ailbhe Rea - discuss the latest in UK politics. From Boris Johnson's latest battle with backbenchers to the machinery behind the Labour Party's opposition attack lines, this is the debrief you need to understand what's really happening in Westminster and beyond.New episodes Tuesday and Friday. Send your questions at youaskus.co.uk.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.