it but throughout, i will have to vote for it but i throughout, i will have to vote for it. but i want to see wycombe become a place it. but i want to see wycombe become a place that it. but i want to see wycombe become a place that is more prosperous, happier a place that is more prosperous, happier and freer. that means investment in the private sector to detiver investment in the private sector to deliver more productive work. it also deliver more productive work. it also means the £5.9 billion into the nhs, also means the £5.9 billion into the nhs, so also means the £5.9 billion into the nhs, so that we can, for example, detiver nhs, so that we can, for example, deliver more agile digital projects, which deliver more agile digital projects, which will deliver more agile digital projects, which will make the nhs more productive, help people get the appointments they need, and actually we should appointments they need, and actually we should see a virtuous cyc
to allow claimants to keep more of the money they earn by changing the taper rate. it s wednesday, it s 11.15, and we re live in westminster where rishi sunak is preparing to deliver his autumn budget and spending review. joining me for this politics live budget special, business editor simonjack, political editor laura kuenssberg and economics editor faisal islam. the chancellor will say the country can move on from the pandemic to an economy
given where the forecasts were two years ago, but, that borrowing forecast will come down, and indeed, it could come down below two or three % which means on a current basis, that stripping out investment spending he could end up having a surplus, he will end up, he will bring forward new rules i think to restain his borrowing going forward, we have had a lot load of these things, they are supposed to signal credibility. share things, they are supposed to signal credibili . , credibility. are they meeting meaningful. credibility. are they meeting meaningful, chancellor- credibility. are they meeting meaningful, chancellor love - credibility. are they meeting i meaningful, chancellor love them, credibility. are they meeting - meaningful, chancellor love them, do they sort of say the same kind of thing when they bring them? basically it allows you to spend money on equipment and infrastructure, that have a return over five, infrastructure, that have a return overfive, ten,
money will go to things like scanning centres, perhaps in shopping centres. is that welcome and will it help? it is shopping centres. is that welcome and will it help? and will it help? it is a good thing to know that and will it help? it is a good thing to know that there and will it help? it is a good thing to know that there are and will it help? it is a good thing to know that there are going - and will it help? it is a good thing to know that there are going to i and will it help? it is a good thing | to know that there are going to be ciinics to know that there are going to be ciinics out to know that there are going to be clinics out there and other buildings. what the nursing staff is asking buildings. what the nursing staff is asking for buildings. what the nursing staff is asking for is extra staff. the staffing asking for is extra staff. the staffing shortage in this country is immense staffing shortage in this country is immense. staff are overwhelmed. the
pre-announcements, big spending? when you look at the pre-announcements, they - big spending? when you look at the pre-announcements, they have - big spending? when you look at the l pre-announcements, they have been pre announcements, they have been designed pre announcements, they have been designed to pre announcements, they have been designed to sound as big as possible. they have been stretched over a possible. they have been stretched over a period of years, it is mainly capital over a period of years, it is mainly capital spending. so that is long term investment spending on things long term investment spending on things like long term investment spending on things like nhs equipment, much needed to deal with the huge waiting much needed to deal with the huge waiting lists, but that has long term spending. it doesn t necessarily count against the key borrowing necessarily count against the key borrowing targets, for example. even at 20 borrowing targets, for exa