UK PM Truss: We need to review taxes and get economy growing

British Prime Minister Liz Truss said her government needed to review tax rates and take difficult decisions to stimulate economic growth, speaking to broadcasters during a trip to New York on Tuesday.

by | 20 Sep, 2022

Truss, who took office earlier this month but following the death of Queen Elizabeth has had little opportunity to flesh out her vision for the country, said she was prepared to be take unpopular decisions.

“We do have to take difficult decisions to get our economy growing,” she told the BBC, citing her decision to spend an unspecified amount of public money on a package to shield businesses and consumer from soaring energy costs.

Read more at Reuters

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