Next wave of fiscal tightening hits households

The next wave of the fiscal consolidation will hit households this week on so-called “worse off Wednesday”, the first day of the new financial year. We expect the net impact of the main measures introduced this week to knock £2.3bn or 0.25% off households’ incomes over the coming fiscal year.

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