Martin Gilbert: What I would like to see from the Autumn Budget

Taking place on 22 November

On Wednesday, Chancellor Philip Hammond will deliver his first Budget since the General Election in June, writes Martin Gilbert, co-chief executive of Aberdeen Standard Investments.

Over the past few months, government departments throughout Whitehall have doubtless made strong cases for their own budgets to be increased. And while the Chancellor cannot please all of them, and is firmly committed to return public finances to balance by the middle part of the next decade, there is an argument for the government to loosen the purse strings somewhat and provide some fiscal stimulus to help fuel economic growth - and stave off populist pressures. Budget 2017: Top ten takeaways for the investment industry A little pump priming, and subsequent tax revenues, could ev...