“What matters in politics is winning the next election” Ed Costelloe, Grassroots Conservatives Chair, doubts that the government’s economic package can move voting intentions in the Conservative Party’s favour in time for the next election. Newsnight
The government has already U-turned on its plan to scrap the top rate of income tax, but this only made up £2bn of the tax cuts announced by the chancellor last month.
Asked about the possibility corporation tax could rise, Mr Kwarteng said he was "totally focused" on delivering his mini-budget. On Wednesday, she said it would be "wrong" to raise corporation tax "when we are trying to attract investment into our country at a time of global economic slowdown". However, he added that he still thought ensuring "competitive" tax rates for businesses was a "great idea".
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