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EPISODE · Nov 27, 2025 · 29 MIN

Reaction to the 2025 Budget

from The Fraser of Allander Institute Podcast · host Spencer Thompson, Joao Sousa, Mairi Spowage

Timestamps: 0:30 Budget expectations, OBR leak, and response 4:29 Lifting of the two-child limit on the child element of Universal Credit10:23 Clearing confusion around child benefit, two-child limit, and the benefit cap14:01 Freezing tax thresholds19:25 Smorgasbord of smaller taxes 28:26 Spencer reflects on his first Budget with the FAI 

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In this episode, FAI Deputy Director João Sousa is joined by FAI Director Mairi Spowage and Senior KE Fellow Spencer Thompson to talk through their reactions to the 2025 UK Budget.

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