Tax the middle earners! Will the PM do it? – podcast

00:00:0000:00:00Tax the middle earners! Will the PM do it? – podcastFormer Bank of England economist Andy Haldane said the markets regarded this government as ‘a pretty traditional tax and spend socialist government with better TikTok videos’. Harsh criticism or truth? As pressure mounts on the chancellor, John Healey, to rule out tax rises, what options do they have left?

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