Chancellor's refusal to give a straight answer caused frustration on Sky News this morning.
, asking if a decision had been made on whether to cut any part of the railway line, but Hunt just said: “As chancellor, you would expect me to answer the question.”Hunt replied: “The question is, why does it cost 10 times more to build a high-speed rail line in Britain compared to France?”
The chancellor replied: “It’s my job to say we will make the announcement at the appropriate time, and we will.”They then moved onto tax cuts, but Burley added a quick jibe: “I asked you about HS2 and you won’t tell me!”When Burley then tried to push for clarity on the triple lock, he just repeatedly said that this would just be announced in the Autumn Statement.
Hunt said inheritance tax is in the “basket of all tax cuts” adding: “We’re just not in a position to talk about big tax cuts.”He just deflected her question by saying: “You’re asking me to look into a crystal ball which I don’t have.” The anchor pointed out: “You might be able to get a cut in your taxes at some time in the future, but I can’t tell you when that is, please vote for me anyway?”“I don’t think I do,” Burley laughed.
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