- By Chris Mason & Sam Francis
- Political editor and political reporter, BBC News
21 November 2023
Updated 4 minutes ago
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Jeremy Hunt will say his Autumn Statement “rejects” high spending and high tax
The chancellor is expected to announce a cut in National Insurance for millions of workers in his Autumn Statement later on Wednesday.
Jeremy Hunt’s mini-budget will also feature a cut to business taxes and tough new benefit sanctions.
He will also unveil measures to boost business investment by £20bn a year in moves to “get Britain growing”.
The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) says UK tax levels are at their highest since records began 70 years ago.
Labour’s shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves said nothing Mr Hunt says could change the Conservative’s “appalling record” on the economy.
Many Conservative MPs are desperate to see the tax burden eased.
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