The 2024 Budget is a trap for Labour
Hockley, T.
(6 March 2024)
The 2024 Budget is a trap for Labour.
British Politics and Policy at LSE.
Tax cuts during a pre-election Budget make party-political sense. They ensure some electoral support and create constraints that a new government will find hard to overturn. Tony Blair and Gordon Brown faced a similar predicament during their first term in government. But the economic and geopolitical situation in 2024 is much worse than in 1997, warns Tony Hockley.
| Item Type | Blog post |
|---|---|
| Copyright holders | © 2024 The Author(s) |
| Departments | LSE > Academic Departments > Social Policy |
| Date Deposited | 29 Apr 2024 |
| URI | https://researchonline.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/122839 |