UK Budget Preview 3 : First Budgets of post-war Chancellors

Sousa, Joao (2024) UK Budget Preview 3 : First Budgets of post-war Chancellors. Fraser of Allander Institute, Glasgow.

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Abstract

As we get ever closer to Rachel Reeves’ first Budget as Chancellor, one often-mentioned adage is that a Chancellor’s first Budget defines their tenure in office and sets the tone for what kind of policy they will preside over. But how true is that? We’ll look through post-war UK fiscal history to find out.

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