Economic Trends: May 2012

It’s time to reform the UK’s antiquated budget system, says Mark Malloch-Brown

Whenever the chancellor’s red budget box is held out to the assembled press cameras outside No 11 Downing Street by its then occupant, my heart sinks.

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