The Treasury should hold one as the year rolls on, along the lines of that undertaken by Canada’s government during the 1990s.
Modest consolidation over decades is one thing; large increases over a Parliament would be quite another.
Given the Coronavirus uncertainties, whatever he announces could be even more provisional than most schemes of most Chancellors.
Investors should create new homes – in an economies-of-scale dozen at a time, and lease a whole care package to local authorities.
If it proves a temporary blowout rather than permanent, accumulated debt levels being modestly higher looks manageable.
The tax benefits of being self-employed should reflect genuine value added relative to normal employment.
It may be necessary, given the Coronavirus, and could even work. But Britain has a long, long record of state spending failing to turbo-charge growth.
The Coronavirus will punch a hole in Sunak’s sums sufficient to throw levelling-up, Boosterism, Brexit bonuses – what have you – off course.
Simply scrapping higher rate tax relief would be an act of fiscal hooliganism, but the Chancellor has other options available to him.
A new Conservative Government will need to transform the economy. It remains to be seen whether this be done with a majority based on northern, post-industrial Britain.
Let him carry on what he’s started by exploding the financial framework Labour announced in only two days.
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