Podcast - General election mid-week update #4

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Description

Episode Summary

In this episode, FAI Director Mairi Spowage and Deputy Director João Sousa join economist Hannah Randolph to discuss aspects of the government’s fiscal rules, including the role of the OBR’s forecasts and whether or not the new government will be able to borrow to invest.

Time stamps

(0:20) Fiscal headroom, economic growth, and the role of the OBR forecasts

(15:55) Can the new government borrow to invest?

(24:58) Tax proposals in party manifestos

(34:02) What’s next in the FAI General Election coverage
Period25 Jun 2024

Keywords

  • 2024 General Election
  • UK politics
  • UK economy

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