<description>&lt;p&gt;It’s being described as a "smorgasbord" of a budget - an offer from Rachel Reeves made up not of big, bold moves but of small, bite-sized titbits. But tax is up, spending is up and debt is still high - so do the measures add up to anything appetising for business at all? We pick over the details, from the big picture to the small tweaks in this budget special.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Guests:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Helen Miller, Institute for Fiscal Studies&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Steve Rigby, Rigby Group&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Richard Fletcher, Business Editor, The Times&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;Hosts:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Hannah Prevett, Associate Business Editor, The Sunday Times&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Dominic O’Connell, columnist, The Times &amp;amp; business correspondent, Times Radio&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Producer: Miriam Hall&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Senior Producer: Julia Johnson&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Development Editor: Sandra Shmueli&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Executive Producer: Kate Ford&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Get in touch: thebusiness@thetimes.com&lt;/p&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'&gt; Hosted on Acast. See &lt;a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

We pick over the details - from the big picture to the small tweaks in this budget special.

It’s being described as a "smorgasbord" of a budget - an offer from Rachel Reeves made up not of big, bold moves but of small, bite-sized titbits. But tax is up, spending is up and debt is still high - so do the measures add up to anything appetising for business at all? We pick over the details, from the big picture to the small tweaks in this budget special. Guests:&nbsp;<ul><li>Helen Miller, Institute for Fiscal Studies</li><li>Steve Rigby, Rigby Group</li><li>Richard Fletcher, Business Editor, The Times</li></ul>Hosts:&nbsp;<ul><li>Hannah Prevett, Associate Business Editor, The Sunday Times</li><li>Dominic O’Connell, columnist, The Times &amp; business correspondent, Times Radio</li></ul> Producer: Miriam HallSenior Producer: Julia JohnsonDevelopment Editor: Sandra ShmueliExecutive Producer: Kate FordGet in touch: thebusiness@thetimes.com<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

The Business

Rachel Reeves’s high tax, high spend budget

Rachel Reeves’s high tax, high spend budget

Description