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Tom Pope is Senior Economist at the Institute for Government

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  • Analysis: Sunak’s wiggle room for spending in the Budget is closing in on him

    Next week’s budget and spending review’s tax and spend decisions will determine the government’s economic policies for the rest of this parliament, and the amount that departments have to spend. The spending pressures on the chancellor are intense. However, Rishi Sunak’s room for manoeuvre may well be narrowing. Sunak has already faced down the biggest [...]

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