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Burnham must cut spending or raise taxes before October Budget

Burnham must cut spending or raise taxes before October Budget

Prime Minister Andy Burnham must choose between increasing taxes or reducing public spending before his chancellor delivers the first Budget on 28 October. Former Bank of England chief economist Andy Haldane said financial markets now see the government as a "traditional tax and spend socialist government".

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