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Podcast: Beyond Currency
Episode: 19 October 2021 - Sunak’s Autumn budget is set to be downbeat
Description: "Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak is preparing his Autumn budget that will be presented to Parliament next week.
He is trying to begin balancing the books but is also facing calls to continue spending. He is receiving requests for funds almost daily from colleagues who believe that the urge to splurge should continue.
When he was doling out support at the height of the pandemic, he was just six months into the job and was fast becoming the darling of his Party.
Now, things have changed almost completely. Far from providing free handouts, he is trying to rein in...