Jeremy Hunt will tomorrow present his second Autumn Statement to the House of Commons. The Office for Budget Responsibility is also set to publish its revised forecasts for the economy and public finances. There is much speculation that their figures will show that the Chancellor has greater-than-anticipated ‘fiscal headroom.’ This is thanks to the positive effect of a higher inflation rate on tax revenues, outweighing the upwards pressure of higher interest rates on government spending.
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