A memo to Britain’s chancellor, Jeremy Hunt
Pre-budget thoughts from a fictitious Treasury adviser
On March 6th Jeremy Hunt, the chancellor of the exchequer, presents what should be the last budget before the general election. The governing Conservatives trail Labour by 20 points in the opinion polls. His backbenchers are demanding tax cuts in a bid to close the gap, but money is tight. What to do? We present the frank advice of an imaginary Treasury mandarin.
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This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline “A memorandum to the chancellor”
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