Growing deficit is Osborne’s big headache

George Osborne has left himself very little room for pleasant surprises in his Autumn Statement tomorrow, says Kam Patel.

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George Osborne: the growing deficit is his Achilles heel

With the UK budget deficit this year expected to be close to £100bn rather than the £40bn targeted, Chancellor George Osborne clearly has left himself very little room for pleasant surprises in his Autumn Statement tomorrow.

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Kam Patel

Kam is a former deputy editor at Hemscott Invest and online editor, City A.M and he was also previously the Digital Editor at IFA Magazine. Kam is currently a senior journalist at The Global Treasurer and contributes to MoneyWeek. Kam shares expertise on the FTSE 100, investing and global stocks.