Autumn Statement: Hunt promises tax cuts and green growth

James Murray
clock • 7 min read
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Credit: Simon Walker / Number 10 Downing Street

Tax breaks for capital investment welcomed by businesses, but campaigners accuse Chancellor of 'tinkering at the edges' and failing to match US and EU green industrial strategies

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has today underscored the importance of the green economy to the UK's long-term competitiveness, as he unveiled a package tax cuts and supply side reforms designed to revive the...

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