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The UK Budget: how successful was it?

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Show Notes

This week saw the first budget in the Andy Burnham era. Chancellor John Healey delivered it on Wednesday saying it was for ‘the working people of Britain’. How successful was it and will it provide any spark to an already weak UK Economy?

David Smith is an economic columnist for The Times and he joins Emmet to discuss.

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