You be the chancellor: play our budget game to see if you can balance the books

See if you can do a better job than John Healey at creating a budget that keeps MPs and the bond markets onside On 28 October, John Healey will announce the autumn budget to parliament. As in all years, the chancellor has to strike a balance between the following: Raising the money needed to fund the services that voters demand.

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Keeping taxes at levels that are acceptable to voters. Persuading the government’s creditors in the bond markets that it will continue to be able to pay its debts. Continue reading...