RE: US election6 Nov 2024 08:27
''Much of the discussion surrounding the £22 billion figure has focused on Ms Reeves’s claim that the Conservative party “covered up” the true state of public finances ahead of the general election, with some experts criticising the previous government’s approach.
The Institute for Fiscal Studies has said that Ms Reeves “cannot claim to have been caught unawares by the broader fiscal challenge awaiting her on entering HM Treasury”, but also that “the extent of some of the pressures does indeed seem to be greater than could be discerned from the outside, and some of the previous government’s budgetary practices leave a lot to be desired”.