UK chancellor Jeremy Hunt has promised a package of measures to boost growth and cut taxes in a highly political autumn statement. Mr Hunt’s speech on Wednesday, delivered with an eye on a general election expected next year, said his plan will “raise business investment, get more people into work, reduce inflation” and increase the size of the economy. Advertisement The UK's Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) has upgraded its growth forecast for gross domestic product – a measure of the size of the economy – this year, but downgraded the figure for subsequent years. Our November 2023 GDP forecast....