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Nov 17, 2022

Finance chief sets out U.K.’s future

From the BBC World Service: After a period of political and economic turmoil, the U.K.’s new finance minister is unveiling a series of spending cuts and tax rises. What do small businesses want to hear? Plus, an Australian billionaire kicks off an infrastructure fund for post-war Ukraine. And, how the gaming industry is making big titles more accessible for people with disabilities.

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Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt leaves Downing Street in central London on his way to make a full budget statement in the House of Commons on November 17, 2022. - Britain is set to unveil hefty tax rises and spending cuts at the risk of worsening a cost-of-living crisis for millions in the recession-bound economy. (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP) (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)
Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt leaves Downing Street in central London on his way to make a full budget statement in the House of Commons on November 17, 2022. - Britain is set to unveil hefty tax rises and spending cuts at the risk of worsening a cost-of-living crisis for millions in the recession-bound economy. (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP) (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

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Finance chief sets out U.K.’s future