Middle class are the budget’s big victors
22 March 2023
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Andrew Lilico writes in The Telegraph
22 March 2023
Housing and Planning
Mark Littlewood quoted in The Times
IEA Director General Mark Littlewood’s reaction to the budget has been featured in The Times’ coverage of the statement.
The article read:
“Defying calls from Tory rightwingers, Hunt made precious few changes to personal taxes as the government continued to rake in the benefits of freezing income tax thresholds.
“Property taxes and VAT were also untouched as Hunt limited his tax innovations to the creation of a dozen “investment zones” scattered across the country. The Institute for Economic Affairs, a libertarian think tank, said the budget was “nowhere near radical enough to jump-start the British economy.”
The full piece can be read here.
The article read:
“Jeremy Hunt’s first budget as chancellor was low on surprises but gave a glimpse of Conservative plans for giveaways before next year’s election.
“The big winners from the £40 billion spending were middle-class families with young children, motorists, and older, richer professionals. Civil servants striking in pursuit of better public-sector pay did not get a look-in.
“Defying calls from Tory rightwingers, Hunt made precious few changes to personal taxes as the government continued to rake in the benefits of freezing income tax thresholds.
“Property taxes and VAT were also untouched as Hunt limited his tax innovations to the creation of a dozen “investment zones” scattered across the country. The Institute for Economic Affairs, a libertarian think tank, said the budget was “nowhere near radical enough to jump-start the British economy.”
The full piece can be read here.
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