Tax cuts and more: Economists warn tax alone won't save country | swrighteconomy
EY chief economist Jo Masters, who also backed bringing forward the planned tax cuts, said a tourism voucher scheme could be put in place alongside a measure used by Britain's government to support its food sector.
"We've got to throw everything we can at getting out of this. The tax cuts are already legislated so they're not hard to pull forward, but they alone are not going to be enough," she said.
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