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GEORGE OSBORNE was accused yesterday of turning Britain into a “rainy Dubai” after revealing plans to slash corporation tax to just 15 per cent.
The Chancellor has claimed that Britain must become a “super competitive economy” to survive after Britain leaves the European Union.
Millionaire Mr Osborne, who could benefit from lower tax as a shareholder of his family’s wallpaper business, told the Financial Times the cut was needed to prove Britain was still “open for business.”
A sharp rise in public-sector investment is required to kick-start the economy, argues MICHAEL BURKE
The 2025 Budget shores up the PM’s political position with headline-grabbing welfare U-turns, but with no improvements on offer to declining public services or living standards, writes MICHAEL BURKE
CAROL WILCOX argues for the proper implementation of the land value tax, which could see unused plots sold off and landlords priced out of landlordism, potentially resolving the housing and planning crises