Martin Mikloš, research economist at the IFS, believed Hunt may try to bank on the higher revenues that have come as a result of population growth to fund tax cuts in the Budget next week.
Danni Hewson, head of financial analysis at AJ Bell, said cutting taxes would cut into the cash funding government staffing costs, benefit payments and overstretched public services like the NHS.
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