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Jeremy Hunt’s fiscal rule looks brilliant — but is fraught with political pitfalls

Jeremy Hunt's fiscal rules have helped avoid a debt crisis in the UK, but they are not facilitating good policymaking. The pay award for NHS workers is not far from those in Scotland and Wales.

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  • Jeremy Hunt's fiscal rules have helped to avoid a debt crisis in the UK.
  • His full expensing plan is a good policy but being temporary contradicts his fiscal mandate.
  • Hunt has been accused of gaming his fiscal rule by the Treasury select committee.
  • The pay award for NHS workers is not very far away from those in Scotland and Wales.
  • His fiscal rule has not given him an upper hand in insisting that spending departments meet wage settlements.
Jeremy Hunt’s fiscal rule looks brilliant — but is fraught with political pitfalls
His mandate is not facilitating good policymaking
Financial TimesGeorgina Quach

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