No free lunch for consumers: What to expect from the Spring Statement

Chancellor might ‘splash some cash’

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The Chancellor’s Spring Statement will not be “a free lunch of giveaways”, although the cost-of-living crisis and upcoming council elections is likely to encourage “more generosity than usual”, according to several industry commentators.

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