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Podcast: Beyond Currency
Episode: 13 March 2023 - Hunt promised help with childcare
Description: Jeremy Hunt will deliver his first budget this week. He clearly recognizes one area that can deliver the level of growth that the economy needs if it is to avoid recession.
Data published last week show that, potentially, the economy is missing out on around twenty-seven billion pounds in additional growth due to the current cost of childcare, which means that it often isn’t viable for one parent to return to work after maternity leave.
This black hole is ninety percent made up by women.
Hunt has promised that he will address this issue in the budget.
The recent su...