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“Economists will look at this from the left and the right and say the winter fuel allowance should not be a universal benefit” - Rachel Cunliffe.
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The Chancellor has announced a number of spending cuts in response to a “£22bn black hole” in the public finances - which, she claims, Jeremy Hunt and Rishi Sunak “hid” from the country.
Jeremy Hunt denies this, claiming Reeves’ statement was political, paving the way for future tax cuts.
The OBR and IFS have both, largely, backed Rachel Reeves, who has acknowledged that the government will have to raise taxes in the next budget on October 30.
In this video, Rachel Cunliffe and Hannah Barnes examine the claims made by the current and former Chancellors, and discuss the impact of the cuts Rachel Reeves has announced - from winter fuel to social care and transport infrastructure.
Read more: Rachel Reeves has won the political blame game
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