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Budget 2021: Sunak backs skills and innovation in speech light on fresh net zero pledges

Michael Holder

27 October 2021 • 7 min read

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Chancellor hails net zero as 'innovation strategy' but is criticised for cutting air passenger duty just days before COP26

The Chancellor Rishi Sunak declared a "new age of optimism" as he pledged to invest in infrastructure, innovation and skills in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, in a Budget speech today that was otherwise...

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