Sunak promises more spending for UK

By David Milliken, Andy Bruce and William Schomberg
Updated October 28 2021 - 2:22am, first published 2:16am
UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak has presented a half-yearly budget statement.
UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak has presented a half-yearly budget statement.

Finance minister Rishi Sunak has promised higher public spending and new tax cuts as the United Kingdom's economy rebounded more strongly from the COVID-19 pandemic than previously expected and he vowed to protect households from rising inflation.