{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/9475d117-fcd4-4915-a6f3-923941e7aa0d/64109a94ec73e0001107cf23?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Budget: What's Jeremy Hunt's \"back-to-work\" plan?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61ba05fc1a8cbed4343cf0e6/5883ea1e-0ebe-4d27-9746-2bf0605b19e6.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>The Chancellor of the Exchequer’s been teasing controversial plans to get more people on benefits, and also early retirees, back into the workplace.</p><p><br></p><p>What else do we know about Jeremy Hunt’s first Budget?</p><p><br></p><p>The Leader podcast’s joined by Dr James Meadway, a council member at the Progressive Economy Forum and former Labour economic policy advisor.</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, we also discuss:</p><ul><li>What a higher tax-free pension allowance means</li><li>Will there be any rabbits to pull out of the hat?</li><li>Tax cuts? Hunt and Sunak are playing general election long game</li><li>Why Labour are struggling to capitalise on economic turmoil</li></ul>","author_name":"The Evening Standard"}