Kwasi Kwarteng has been accused of delivering a reckless mini-budget for the rich after his £45bn tax-cutting package sent the pound crashing to its lowest level against the dollar in 37 years.
The Treasury admitted there were no forecasts for the impact of the measures on growth and the gamble received a hostile reception not just from the markets and opposition politicians, but from economic thinktanks and many Tory MPs, some of whom were aghast. The Resolution Foundation said the measures – including the energy support packages for households and businesses – would involve an extra £411bn of borrowing over five years. The thinktank said the tax cuts were heavily skewed in favour of the better off, pointing out that someone earning £1m a year would gain £55,220 a year while someone on £20,000 would gain just £157.
Despite Kwarteng’s pledge that the government would be financially responsible, investors were alarmed by the scale of the borrowing needed to cover his tax cuts and spending pledges – and by the prospect of much higher interest rates from the Bank of England. The financial markets are anticipating Threadneedle Street will more than double interest rates from their current level of 2.25% by next spring.
In her reply, Reeves said the government was “gambling the mortgages and finances of every family in the country to keep the Tory party happy”.
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