Hammond scraps 2020 budget surplus target on Brexit 'rollercoaster' fears

Speaking at Conservative Party Conference

Laura Dew
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Chancellor Philip Hammond has axed the deficit targets set by his predecessor George Osborne, instead focusing on housing and transport spending to boost the economy in post-Brexit times.

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