The cabinet minister argues the state needs to become 'more productive' not bigger, as the Conservative Party annual conference gets under way in Manchester this weekend, with some senior party figures demanding a cut in levies.
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has vowed to tackle the"vicious circle of ever-rising taxes" by revamping public services and the welfare system.argued the state needed to become"more productive", not bigger, as he pointed to the use of artificial intelligence to realise frontline efficiencies and reduce the burden on the public purse.
He also said the government was looking at welfare changes, with 100,000 people a year moving off work on to benefits"without any obligation" to look for a job. Mr Hunt made his comments as the Conservative Party annual conference gets under way in Manchester this weekend, with some senior party figures demanding tax cuts.
It follows a report published this week that said the Tories will have overseen, between the 2019 election and the next general election,Analysis by the Institute for Fiscal Studies thinktank said taxes will have increased to around 37% of national income, equivalent to around £3,500 more per household.
But despite the growing pressure, Mr Hunt told The Times newspaper:"We're not in a position to talk about tax cuts at all.""We need a state that doesn't just deliver the services it currently delivers, but actually improves the services it delivers and recognises that there's going to be more calls on those services with an ageing population," he said."But we need to find a formula that doesn't mean that we're on a vicious circle of ever-rising taxes.
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