In come taxes: Britain’s austere economic plan

The “Autumn statement” was <a href="https://www.economist.com/britain/2022/11/17/jeremy-hunts-autumn-statement-revives-the-rhetoric-of-austerity" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">filled with belt-tightening</a>, from stealthy tax rises to public-service cuts. But perhaps the bitterest part of the pill <a href="https://www.economist.com/leaders/2022/11/17/britains-chancellor-leaves-the-hard-choices-to-the-next-government?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">has been left</a> for the next government to swallow. As the World Cup begins in Qatar, <a href="https://www.economist.com/business/2022/11/10/the-sportswear-giants-are-running-into-hurdles?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">controversies</a> over preparedness and human rights threaten to overshadow what happens on the pitch. And New York City declares war <a href="https://www.economist.com/united-states/2022/11/10/eric-adams-new-yorks-pied-piper-declares-war-on-rats?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">on rats</a>. For full access to print, digital and audio editions of <em>The Economist</em>, subscribe here <a href="http://www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer</a> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>