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0ur political correspondent alex forsyth is in parliament for us. this is a was a bit of a challenge for mps to digest this vast amount of information and get past the headlines, which of course the chancellor is going to put the best possible blush on his words, into the detail. what are you hearing at the detail. what are you hearing at the moment? the moment? let s ust do the big icture the moment? let s ust do the big picture first h the moment? let s ust do the big picture first and i the moment? let sjust do the big picture first and then the moment? let sjust do the big picture first and then move - the moment? let sjust do the big picture first and then move to i the moment? let sjust do the big i picture first and then move to some of the detail. in terms of the big picture, as nick was saying in his piece, we know the post pandemic economic output was a bit better than some had predicted, which gave the chancellor the ability to make that range of spending promises he d
sunak had something cooler. cutting the price for champagne and beer, raising it to the poor and madeira casilla i think he talked in advance about having a sprite and a twix, so maybe tom can tell us if they went ahead. we in the uk have had a long irrational and ahead. we in the uk have had a long irrational and largely ahead. we in the uk have had a long irrational and largely confusing - ahead. we in the uk have had a long irrational and largely confusing tax . irrational and largely confusing tax system for alcohol whereby cider, you system for alcohol whereby cider, y°u pay system for alcohol whereby cider, you pay very low duties per alcohol unit, but certain ones you pay very high duties per unit of alcohol. and because of the freedom of brexit, one of the rare upsides of brexit, rishi sunak has been able to come up with quite a cumbrian sieve can stomach form of alcohol duties which is enabling him to do this, saying the biggest cut the fruit cider in a generation. but