Jeremy Hunt ‘Ready to Cut Taxes and Bet on Growth’

Published on April 13, 2024

Jeremy Hunt declared on Friday that he’s “ready to cut taxes and bet on growth” after the UK’s gross domestic product (GDP) grew again in February. The chancellor made the remark as he said Britain has now “done the hard yards on inflation.” The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said on Friday that monthly GDP is estimated to have grown by 0.1 percent in February, following a 0.3 percent growth in January, setting Britain on the course of recovery from a technical recession. Writing in the Daily Express, Mr. Hunt said the figures showed that “the economy is bouncing back.” “Today, it was confirmed that the economy grew in January and February. And the positive economic data we’ve been seeing recently shows that Britain is back in business,” he wrote....

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