How much scope is there for pre-election tax cuts?

With less than a year and a half to go until the next general election, calls for the Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, to cut a range of taxes have been growing. But recent economic developments mean the Chancellor is unlikely to have much fiscal firepower without endangering his fiscal rules.

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