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Budget 2026: enough ‘breathing room’?

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Host

  • Philippa Lamb

Guests

  • Frances Haque, Chief Economist, Santander
  • Iain Wright, Chief Policy and Communications Officer, ICAEW
  • David Maddox, Political Editor, The Independent

Producer

Natalie Chisholm

Series Lead

Mark Rowland

Episode first published: 30 October

Podcast recorded: 29 October

All views expressed on this podcast are those of the contributors and don’t necessarily reflect those of ICAEW or its members.

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