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Podcast: Beyond Currency
Episode: 27 October 2021 - Budget to set tone for economic restart
Description: "Later today, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak will present his Budget to Parliament.
However, Sunak has drawn criticism from the Speaker of the House for continuing a recent trend for important announcements to be made at press conferences rather than in Parliament.
Most of the most eye-catching policies have already been leaked. They include an increase in the minimum wage, the removal of the pay freeze in the public sector, a £5.9 billion payment to the NHS to cut waiting times, funding for the Government's levelling-up initiative as well as the creation of new T-Levels in schools that will provide q...