BRITAIN-POLITICS-ECONOMY-BUDGET

A bark worker pours a pint of Guinness at the bar in pub in central London on November 22, 2023. Britain's Conservative government launched plans Wednesday to stimulate growth and woo voters for the next general election, delivering a massive tax-cut sweetener for workers but also forecasting sharply lower growth and stubbornly high inflation. In a further bid to ease the cost-of-living crisis, Hunt unveiled a series of changes to benefit payments, housing allowances and state pensions, while freezing alcohol duty. (Photo by Daniel LEAL / AFP) (Photo by DANIEL LEAL/AFP via Getty Images)