Budget 2018: 'Reassuringly boring and uneventful'

Adviser reaction to chancellor's speech

Sophie King
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Following Monday afternoon's Budget, PA asked financial advisers for their thoughts and opinions on chancellor Philip Hammond's so-called "star bunnies" and other policy revelations

Asked by Professional Adviser what they thought of the chancellor's speech, some advisers expressed broad relief while one or two proffered a less printable view. One referred to the government "rearranging their deckchairs as the Titanic sinks", while a slightly more positive opinion went: "Well ...

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