Budget 2018: Will Philip Hammond deliver tricks or treats to the economy?

Addressing social care and healthcare shortfalls

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Ahead of Monday's Budget, three experts from Quilter Investors predict what measures they think Chancellor Philip Hammond will announce and the impact they will have on areas such as pensions and social care.

Jane Goodland, corporate affairs director Brexit is looming and we still do not know whether it will bring trick or treat. The entire country still has no notion of what any future deal might look like or if indeed there will be a deal at all. Meanwhile, Philip Hammond has the unenviable position of trying to craft a budget that manages expectations as the Prime Minister calls the end of austerity, while taking into account the huge uncertainty on our horizon and all the while trying to make sure that the boat is not further rocked. No easy task. Brexit Blog: May avoids no confidenc...

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