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| Budget about investing in public services - Sunak | Budget about investing in public services - Sunak |
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| Rishi Sunak tells Andrew Marr the Budget will see investment in public services | |
| Chancellor Rishi Sunak has said "strong investment in public services" will be at the heart of his plans for rebuilding the economy when he sets out his Budget next week. | Chancellor Rishi Sunak has said "strong investment in public services" will be at the heart of his plans for rebuilding the economy when he sets out his Budget next week. |
| Speaking on BBC One's Andrew Marr Show, he said he would drive growth by spending on infrastructure, innovation and skills. | Speaking on BBC One's Andrew Marr Show, he said he would drive growth by spending on infrastructure, innovation and skills. |
| But he said he did not have a "magic wand" to make rising costs disappear. | But he said he did not have a "magic wand" to make rising costs disappear. |
| Labour wants VAT on energy bills to be cut to zero help families. | Labour wants VAT on energy bills to be cut to zero help families. |
| Six things that could affect you in the Budget | Six things that could affect you in the Budget |
| Ministers pledge £500m to support young families | Ministers pledge £500m to support young families |
| Chancellor to pledge funds for skills training | Chancellor to pledge funds for skills training |
| Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves, who was also speaking on the same show, said many households were facing a "tough winter", and were worried about putting food on the table and heating their homes because prices were going up "on everything". | |
| Mr Sunak will set out his Budget on Wednesday, amid concern among some in his own party that rising energy prices, inflation and tax hikes are causing a cost of living crisis in the UK. | Mr Sunak will set out his Budget on Wednesday, amid concern among some in his own party that rising energy prices, inflation and tax hikes are causing a cost of living crisis in the UK. |
| He said he had been forced to grapple with challenges over the last 18 months of the pandemic that he would not have chosen to have to deal with. | He said he had been forced to grapple with challenges over the last 18 months of the pandemic that he would not have chosen to have to deal with. |
| But he said ministers had taken action to protect jobs and it was time to look to the future and reshape the economy. | But he said ministers had taken action to protect jobs and it was time to look to the future and reshape the economy. |
| And he said public sector workers would find out on Wednesday if they were getting a pay rise. | And he said public sector workers would find out on Wednesday if they were getting a pay rise. |