BBCNEWS Breakfast June 4, 2024 07:02:00
Through tax rises and a spending squeeze, insisting he needs to tackle soaring inflation and encourage growth. it comes as the government's spending watchdog predicts the biggest drop in living standards since records began. here's our business correspondent, caroline davies. prices are going up, the economy is shrinking and living standards are falling by the largest amount in 70 years. i don't think they're doing a great deal for the general people, the working man, to be quite honest. i mean, you know, it's keep the rich rich and the poor poorer. so, chat�*s the government's answer to hel...