Budget day – B Day – is upon us and households up and down the country will be nervously wondering what Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey has in store for our finances and long-term wealth.
Will he follow in Rachel Reeves’ steps and hit us with yet another wave of painful taxes? If so, I fear the UK economy, already creaking under £3trillion of debt and anaemic business activity, is heading for the proverbial knacker’s yard (that house I fell in love with in Tavira, Portugal, a couple of months ago, is looking increasingly inviting).
Or, given the ongoing cost-of-living crisis
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