Chancellor denies tax cuts were 'pre-election giveaway'
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Chancellor denies tax cuts were 'pre-election giveaway'
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has denied making "crowd-pleasing" cuts to income and inheritance taxes in his Autumn Statement, in favour of measures to help grow the economy.
Mr Hunt said he believed reducing the National Insurance for millions "would bring more people back into work."
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