Much will be riding on this year’s Autumn Statement, which will determine the direction of travel for a Conservative Government under Theresa May.
New chancellor Philip Hammond was quick to abandon his predecessor’s flagship target of moving to surplus by 2020. But against a backdrop of a looming Brexit and a struggling pound, any meaningful reprieve for a cash-strapped public sector will be difficult to achieve.
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