Growth push went 'too far, too fast', says UK finance minister Hunt

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Truss appointed Jeremy Hunt to replace Kwasi Kwarteng, and said she was scrapping parts of their controversial economic package announced only three weeks earlier, which included billions of pounds of unfunded tax cuts.

British Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt speaks during an interview with television correspondent Robert Peston outside the BBC headquarters, in London, Britain, October 15, 2022. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls

Truss appointed Hunt on Friday to replace Kwasi Kwarteng, and said she was scrapping parts of their controversial economic package announced only three weeks earlier, which included billions of pounds of unfunded tax cuts. Hunt said the government needed to be honest with the public about difficult decisions that were needed on tax and spending, but these would be taken with a view to protecting struggling families and businesses.

 

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is this what's meant by de-growth?

*dies laughing* Please stop platforming the utterly deranged clownshow, aka 10DowningStreet 12 years (6 years of Brexshite). All Tory. All dreadful. 4 PM’s, fuck knows how many more chancellors. A ‘government’ with absolutely no mandate, for anything. GeneralElectionNow

So he wants to still do it, but slower.

Anti Growth High Tax Coalition is taking over again!! What a disaster!!

The conservatives want to steal the last few pounds left, from the working people, for their 1% masters. The finish of a 40 plus year heist.

Just don't give tax cuts only to the rich.

Now we know who's really in charge! loser PM

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