The New Statesman
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Jeremy Hunt’s first Budget as chancellor represented perhaps the clearest instance yet.
Faced with modest improvement in the economic outlook, Hunt did not choose to reduce the overall tax burden.
Instead, he funded further state largesse: 30 hours a week of free childcare for one and two-year-olds.
As a consequence, the tax burden is set to reach a new postwar high of 37.7% of GDP by 2027-28.
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