UK’s new Labour chancellor has instructed Treasury to examine state spending under the Conservatives
New UK chancellor will try to boost output and avoid imposing drastic cuts on frayed public services
Claims that higher growth will boost revenues and bolster public finances are called into question
Limited election pledges a ‘downpayment’ for future investment, says Labour leader
Former chancellor says it could be ‘one big throw of the tax dice’ before the UK general election
Shadow chancellor also indicates speedy post-election Budget not on the agenda
Fund says real departmental spending growth may rise at double the pace seen in official projections
Data for March and full fiscal year will be disappointment for Jeremy Hunt
£8.4bn in net borrowing highlights fragility of public finances ahead of general election
State intervention in everything from childcare to small-town soccer clubs will help the opposition argue for even more
Jeremy Hunt’s new regime is a clear improvement — but the saga distracts from bigger public finance challenges
The UK’s spending rules and procedures are not working
The chancellor’s fiscal straitjacket meant there were few measures in the Budget likely to help an investment-starved economy
Fiscal watchdog’s forecasts at odds with Hunt’s assertion that his plans would secure ‘not just higher GDP but higher GDP per head’
Treasury headroom has shrunk to £8.9bn, leaving UK’s ‘cupboard looking bare’
The chancellor’s fiscal room for manoeuvre has been limited by deteriorating economic forecasts by UK watchdog
Chancellor eyes reduction in national insurance or income tax in Wednesday’s Budget as he struggles with tight fiscal situation
Deteriorating forecasts pose challenge for UK chancellor as Tory MPs seek tax cuts to improve election prospects
Figure for January helps bring fiscal year-to-date borrowing numbers below previous forecasts as Budget looms
Resolution Foundation says Jeremy Hunt’s potential cuts will sit between earlier increases and further rises after general election
Chancellor examines new curbs on Whitehall budgets as his fiscal headroom is hit by higher borrowing costs
Budgetary policy is so difficult that most countries in the west are unlikely to live happily ever after
Headroom of £14bn considerably lower than that forecast by independent analysts
Keir Starmer accuses Tories of ‘trying to salt the ground’ as think-tank warns of tough choices for future chancellor
OBR says £13bn of budgetary headroom is exposed to changing economic assumptions as chancellor plots tax cuts
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