Government leaves itself with some fiscal ammo to utilise later

The net effect of today’s announcements on social care reform may provide a very small boost to GDP. But perhaps more important is that by funding more spending on social care by raising taxes, the government has some room to increase spending further, cut taxes or reduce borrowing even faster ahead of the next general election in 2024.

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