Box-Ticking Budget

<p>Jeremy Hunt had something for business, households, pension savers and parents, but few surprises, in his first full Budget speech as Chancellor of the Exchequer. He unveiled improved economic forecasts showing the UK would not fall into technical recession this year, and that inflation would drop sharply to 2.9% by the end of the year. Bloomberg's Caroline Hepker, Stephen Carroll and Yuan Potts are joined by David Merritt and Lizzy Burden with highlights and analysis from the 2023 Budget. </p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>