FirstFT: UK borrowing to expand £70bn

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is planning a big package of spending cuts and tax increases in Thursday’s Autumn Assertion after being warned that UK public borrowing could be about £70bn bigger than anticipated.

The Workplace for Price range Duty estimates {that a} worse financial outlook will elevate authorities borrowing near £100bn in 2026-27, in line with an ally of the chancellor. In its March forecasts the UK fiscal watchdog had calculated a finances deficit of simply £31.6bn for that yr.

Roughly half of the £70bn improve is brought on by larger anticipated prices of servicing authorities debt, with the rest coming from a weaker financial progress outlook hitting tax revenues and inflation elevating the expense of welfare advantages and state pensions.

“We’re going to see everybody paying extra tax. We’re going to see spending cuts” — Jeremy Hunt

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak mentioned the nation could be punished by monetary markets if it didn’t proceed with tax rises and spending cuts to repair public funds. Liz Truss’s disastrous “mini” Price range in September unleashed turmoil on the markets and culminated in her resignation as prime minister.

Here are five things to watch for in the Autumn Statement, from a depressing financial backdrop to Austerity 2.0.

Do you agree with plans for spending cuts and tax rises? How may you be affected? Let me know at firstft@ft.com. Thanks for studying FirstFT Europe/Africa. — Jennifer

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