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Kwasi Kwarteng’s budget gamble – Politics Weekly UK

Politics Weekly UK

The Guardian

News, Politics

4.01.4K Ratings

🗓️ 23 September 2022

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

The mini-budget has landed and there was nothing mini about it. Big tax announcements such as abolishing the 45% additional rate of income tax as well as plans for growth were included. The Guardian’s John Harris is joined by Resolution Foundation chief executive Torsten Bell to talk through the details. John also speaks to columnists Gaby Hinsliff and Rafael Behr about how big a gamble the announcements are. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/politicspod

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0:00.0

This is The Guardian.

0:12.2

The government's so-called mini budget has now happened,

0:14.6

and there was absolutely nothing mini about it.

0:17.6

We've promised a new approach for a new era.

0:20.2

We've promised to release the enormous potential of this country.

0:23.6

Our growth plan has delivered all those promises and more.

0:28.4

The Chancellor quasi-coating set out a vision of deregulated enterprise zones,

0:33.4

the lifting of the cap on bankers bonuses and slash taxes.

0:37.4

I'm not going to cut the additional rate of tax today in this speaker.

0:41.4

I'm going to abolish it altogether.

0:44.4

But as the Bank of England raises interest rates to a 14-year high,

0:48.4

and the UK enters recession,

0:50.4

we'll quietly and list Truss's small-state free market ideas

0:53.4

lead us further into disaster.

0:55.4

I'm John Harris, and you'll listen to politics with the UK for the Guard.

1:01.4

Joining me today are the Guardian's Gabby Hinsliff and Raphael Bear.

1:04.4

Hello to you both.

1:05.4

Hello, hello John.

1:07.4

Right, let's cut to the chase.

1:08.4

Give me your sort of first reaction to what quasi-coating has just announced.

1:12.4

I'm actually angry in a way that I haven't been about politics for quite a while,

1:17.4

because we can get into the detail of it later,

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