Sunak Says UK Inflation Battle Takes Priority Over Tax Cuts
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Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said the fight against inflation trumps the need to cut UK taxes, signaling British voters are unlikely to benefit from a sizable pre-election giveaway.
“The number one priority right now is to reduce inflation and be responsible with government borrowing, that is absolutely the overriding economic priority, and that takes precedence over everything else,” Sunak told reporters on Tuesday when asked if he would rule out tax cuts before the next general election.