The impact of Brexit was everywhere to be seen in Wednesday’s budget, but nowhere to be found in most of the chancellor’s speech. Autumn budget 2017: Hammond announces stamp duty changes and slower growth but Corbyn blasts empty promises - live Read more“We are determined to ensure that the country is prepared for every possible outcome. One day soon a rumoured £40bn or more will be added to the £700m government has already spent on Brexit. The biggest shock of this year’s budget is the dramatic downscaling of Britain’s future growth projections by the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR). We are seeing the reality of Brexit: slower growth, higher borrowing, falling tax receipts and soaring inflation.

Source: The Guardian November 22, 2017 16:49 UTC