This is soon act delivered a mini budget this week in all but name but his

measures to protect Britain's from the cost of living crisis were criticized for

not going anywhere near far enough. The invasion of Ukraine presents a risk to

our recovery as it does to countries around the world. We came into this crisis

with our economy growing faster than expected with the UK having the highest

growth rate in the G7 last year but the OBR has said specifically there is

unusually high uncertainty around the outlook. Welcome to Payne's politics your

insider guide towards going on in British politics from the financial times with

me Sebastian Payne. In this specially extended episode we'll be delving into

the spring statement the Chancellor's tax cuts projections for growth the state

of the public finances inflation and more economic turbulence ahead. We'll be

looking at the real terms impact for voters the political choices made and

whether soon act will have to do more. Political editor George Parker and

economics editor Chris Charles are on hand for their expert analysis and then

later we'll be gathering reaction to the spring statement from both sides of

the British economy the CBI's Tony Duncan and Francis O'Grady from the TUC will

give us their take on soon act statement and discuss what can be done to improve

the UK's low growth and productivity and perennial challenge that's only

becoming more problematic. Thank you all for joining the pod.

Rishi Soonak did not want to deliver such a consequential fiscal event the

Treasury's natural disposition when faced with such uncertainty is to wait

and see but the war in Ukraine has further impacted the global economic outlook

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