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The condiment Budget (Part 2) – Lots and lots of little gherkins, but any meat delayed

Original published 28 October 2026

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We were quietly promised a ‘nothing major’, steady as she goes Budget and that’s what we got. Tinkering and avoiding. The biggest tax rise will…

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