UK front pages are split in their verdicts, with some calling it ‘desperate’ and others declaring the economy ‘ready for take off!’
Newspapers have given predictably mixed reviews to chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s budget, widely regarded as the launchpad ahead of an election expected in the autumn.
The Guardian called it a “last desperate act” and noted that the country “will go into the next general election with taxes at their highest level since 1948 despite Jeremy Hunt’s 2p budget cut in national insurance contributions”.
