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Article thumbnail: Shoppers walk past shops on Regent Street on the final weekday before Christmas in London on December 22, 2023. Britain's economy unexpectedly shrank in the third quarter and flatlined in the previous three months, official data showed Friday, raising fears of a recession before an election due next year. (Photo by HENRY NICHOLLS / AFP) (Photo by HENRY NICHOLLS/AFP via Getty Images)
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Cut taxes and interest rates to avoid recession, senior Tories warn

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Hunt confirms tax cuts next year if 'we are able'

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The cost of the 2024 tax cuts

Article thumbnail: EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND - DECEMBER 7: First Minister Humza Yousaf on the way to First Minister's Questions in the Scottish Parliament, accompanied by his deputy Shona Robison, on December 7, 2023 in Edinburgh, Scotland. (Photo by Ken Jack/Getty Images)
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Five economic headaches for Sunak and Hunt as they struggle to cut taxes

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Millions face higher 'stealth taxes' until election

Article thumbnail: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaks during the opening session of the Global Food Security Summit at Lancaster House in London, Britain November 20, 2023. Dan Kitwood/Pool via REUTERS
Article thumbnail: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaks during the opening session of the Global Food Security Summit at Lancaster House in London, Britain November 20, 2023. Dan Kitwood/Pool via REUTERS
Article thumbnail: Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt reacts during a visit to the Airbus Broughton plant in north Wales on November 23, 2023. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / POOL / AFP) (Photo by OLI SCARFF/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
Article thumbnail: Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt reacts during a visit to the Airbus Broughton plant in north Wales on November 23, 2023. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / POOL / AFP) (Photo by OLI SCARFF/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
Article thumbnail: Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, talks to members of the media at the launch of a new clean air zone and cycle hire scheme in Manchester, Britain, June 21, 2021. REUTERS/Phil Noble
Article thumbnail: Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, talks to members of the media at the launch of a new clean air zone and cycle hire scheme in Manchester, Britain, June 21, 2021. REUTERS/Phil Noble
Article thumbnail: EMBARGOED TO 0001 MONDAY MAY 29 File photo dated 11/09/18 of models of a man and woman standing on a pile of coins and bank notes, as women are more than twice as likely as men to miss out on being automatically put into a workplace pension, according to a new report. PA Photo. Issue date: Monday May 29, 2023. The TUC said its study suggests more than one in 10 women are in jobs where their employers do not have to enter them into a workplace pension, compared with fewer than one in 20 men. See PA story INDUSTRY Pension. Photo credit should read: Joe Giddens/PA Wire
Article thumbnail: EMBARGOED TO 0001 MONDAY MAY 29 File photo dated 11/09/18 of models of a man and woman standing on a pile of coins and bank notes, as women are more than twice as likely as men to miss out on being automatically put into a workplace pension, according to a new report. PA Photo. Issue date: Monday May 29, 2023. The TUC said its study suggests more than one in 10 women are in jobs where their employers do not have to enter them into a workplace pension, compared with fewer than one in 20 men. See PA story INDUSTRY Pension. Photo credit should read: Joe Giddens/PA Wire