Friday Briefing: Not quite a Mini Budget 2.0 but definitely a taste of it

Friday Briefing

Eve Maddock-Jones
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“It’s fair to ask whether Rachel Reeves’ maiden Budget could cause similar problems,” said Laith Khalaf head of investment analysis at AJ Bell, aligning the chancellor’s first fiscal moment to the chaotic Mini Budget she was desperately trying to avoid.

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