Video | Wednesday, 13th March 2019

What was announced in the Chancellor’s Spring Statement?

Christian Spence summarises the key points of Philip Hammond’s speech

Amidst the major Brexit developments in Parliament, the Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond delivered his Spring Statement to MPs in the House of Commons today (March 13).

Christian Spence, Head of Future Economies Analytics at Manchester Metropolitan, summarises the key points of the Chancellor’s speech and the challenges that lie ahead for the government.

Christian is part of the Future Economies Research Centre at Manchester Metropolitan, which combines the fields of economics and political economy in responding to policy challenges and shaping business change.