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Britain's finance minister to announce higher minimum wage
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https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/britains-finance-minister-announce-higher-minimum-wage-2023-10-01/
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MANCHESTER, England, Oct 1 (Reuters) - British finance minister Jeremy Hunt on Monday will announce a rise in the minimum wage in his annual Conservative party conference speech, where he is expected to ignore a growing clamour for tax cuts within his party.
On Saturday Hunt ruled out near-term tax cuts ahead of a mid-year fiscal statement due on Nov. 22, and he has supported Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s goal to halve inflation, rather than lower taxes, this year.
In the meantime, average weekly earnings have risen sharply for workers across the board, which the Bank of England has said is its biggest concern regarding inflationary pressures.
Prior to Hunt’s speech, former Prime Minister Liz Truss will put pressure on the government to lower taxes in her only expected intervention at this year’s conference.
A year ago as prime minister, she had to scale back her tax-cutting plans in a U-turn at conference, and the market turmoil she sparked forced her resignation in October.
However, since then she has stuck to her message that lower tax, especially for businesses, is part of what Britain needs to spark growth.
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