UK eyes solid recovery despite strong inflation
LONDON: Britain’s pandemic-hit economy is set to extend its solid recovery into next year despite strong inflationary pressures, finance minister Rishi Sunak announced yesterday as he delivered the government’s latest budget to parliament. Confirming plans for multi-billion-pound funding projects aimed at driving long-term recovery and reducing pressure on the state-run health service, Sunak added that the government was reducing state debt that soared during the pandemic.