Truss rules out new taxes - Asian News from UK

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

43% : "If the government does want to substantially cut the price of energy faced by households, then it should look to offset some of the cost with increases in taxes, particularly on better-off households," Resolution Foundation Chief Economist Mike Brewer told Bloomberg Radio on Thursday.
42% : Truss was asked if she'd make a "read my lips" promise not to raise taxes in government, a reference to a famous pledge made -- and then broken -- by former US President George H. W. Bush.
37% : Former Bank of England Deputy Governor Charlie Bean said Wednesday that investors are starting to see UK assets as more risky because of signals coming from Truss about her plans to cut taxes and raise spending.

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