Autumn Statement: Jam today, gruel tomorrow

By Michael Burton | 21 November 2022
  • Michael Burton

There was bad news and marginally less bad news in last week’s Autumn Statement  – so let’s start with the latter.

The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) summed up the announcements as ‘Lord, make me squeeze public service budgets! But just not yet.’

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