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'Difficult decisions': Britain announces higher taxes and spending cuts in warning sign for other governments
By Julia Horowitz
Extra funding announced for NHS only half of what is needed, experts warn
By Andrew Gregory
British government to usher in new era of austerity in effort to restore market confidence
By Elliot Smith
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Autumn statement 2022: experts react
By Steven Mccabe, Hilary Ingham & Shampa Roy
UK faces record hit to living standards as tax hikes loom
By David Milliken, William Schomberg & Andy Bruce
Britain is bringing back austerity. Here's why
By Julia Horowitz
Brits face sharpest fall in living standards on record as government tightens its belt
By Elliot Smith
UK finance minister announces tax hikes and spending cuts, says country is in recession
By Karen Gilchrist
UK government announces budget; country faces largest fall in living standards since records began
By Elliot Smith
UK government spending: where the cuts will fall
By Heather Stewart
Jeremy Hunt’s austerity budget: necessity or political choice?
By Larry Elliott & Heather Stewart
Biggest hit to living standards on record as Hunt lays out autumn statement
By Larry Elliott & Pippa Crerar