the chancellor promises an economy fit for a new age of optimism with an extra £150 billion of spending over three years. every government department will get an increase in funding as rishi sunak pledges to invest rather than cut back. this budget helps with the cost of living, this budget levels up to a high wage, high skilled, high productivity economy, this budget builds a stronger economy for the british people and i commend it to the house. with inflation due to rise to 4% for the next year, labour says the budget does little for struggling families. in the long story of this parliament, never has a chancellor asked the british people to pay so much for so little. among today s announcements, universal credit will be adjusted
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