ANN BERNSTEIN: A risky basic income grant could come with nasty surprises

24 October 2022
Keyword: fiscal policy
Publisher: Business Live

The net result of introducing a BIG will be higher taxes, slower growth and less employment.

Like the February budget, Wednesday’s medium-term budget policy statement will reflect the government’s understanding of the constraints it faces, and the consequent need to choose between competing priorities…

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