TWO weeks tomorrow new Chancellor Jeremy Hunt will deliver a Budget that will hit us ALL hard in our pockets.
Judging by the ‘tax rises for everyone’ rhetoric coming from the Treasury, the Autumn Statement is going to be an endless list of financial pain.
Only a couple of months ago, in his push to become Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak was saying: “High inflation won’t grow the economy. It will make everyone poorer. Inflation is our enemy.”
While the recent support to counter the high costs of heating our homes and businesses is welcome, we have seen no sign of any measures to reduce inflation or grow the economy.
Nothing has been done to encourage us to visit high street shops, restaurants, and cinemas and spend what little disposable income you have left.