Hunt’s tax cuts based on ‘implausible’ public spending squeeze – think tanks

Jeremy Hunt’s tax giveaway is based on “implausible” plans to cut public spending and will not prevent this from being the “biggest tax raising” parliament in recent times, economists have said in their assessments of the autumn statement.

The Chancellor used his Commons statement on Wednesday to begin to ease the historically high tax burden and announce tighter welfare rules and further measures aimed at getting more people into work.

Mr Hunt said a stronger outlook for the public finances meant he could slash the