🌍 Europe 6h ago · Patrick Baker, Sascha O'Sullivan

Who really writes the budget?

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Andy Burnham has promised Britain can “hope again”. But with inflation rising, borrowing costs soaring and trillions of pounds of national debt, how much room does Chancellor John Healey actually have to deliver in the budget on Oct. 28?



This week, Pat and Sascha speak to Treasury insiders to find out who really calls the shots when a Chancellor puts together a budget. First, they hear from Matt Pound, one of former Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ closest advisers, about the tough choices facing He

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