The Guardian – Experts warn Hunt over dubious case for unfunded Budget tax cuts

Experts have cautioned the chancellor over what they call a “dubious” case for unfunded tax cuts in the upcoming budget, reports The Guardian.

The paper says that Jeremy Hunt’s financial planning “lacks credibility” according to a leading economic think tank, which warns that the chancellor should not announce tax cuts in the Budget if he is unable to detail how they will be funded. The Institute for Fiscal Studies calculated that Hunt would need to find “£35bn of cuts from already threadbare public services”.

Elsewhere, the ongoing Lee Anderson row finds space on the front page. The paper has published WhatsApp messages from members of one grassroots Conservative group, which describe the prime minister as a “snake” who is “weak and feeble”. 

Labour’s plan to battle misogyny in schools also makes the paper’s front page as it reports the shadow education secretary, Bridget Phillipson, wants to train young male mentors to provide “a powerful counterbalance” to social media influencers.

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