Fraser Nelson Fraser Nelson

Inflationary troubles ahead of Osborne’s Budget

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The Lib Dem policy of raising the personal allowance will help — by about £17 a month. That’s real help: even at today’s fuel prices, it’s an extra 100 miles in a Mondeo. But Osborne’s solution to the cost of living crisis should be to go far further in this direction.

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