Budget: What's Jeremy Hunt's "back-to-work" plan?

<p>The Chancellor of the Exchequer’s been teasing controversial plans to get more people on benefits, and also early retirees, back into the workplace.</p><br><p>What else do we know about Jeremy Hunt’s first Budget?</p><br><p>The Leader podcast’s joined by Dr James Meadway, a council member at the Progressive Economy Forum and former Labour economic policy advisor.</p><br><p>In this episode, we also discuss:</p><ul><li>What a higher tax-free pension allowance means</li><li>Will there be any rabbits to pull out of the hat?</li><li>Tax cuts? Hunt and Sunak are playing general election long game</li><li>Why Labour are struggling to capitalise on economic turmoil</li></ul><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>