'Scrap headline-grabbing budget'

%VIRTUAL-SkimlinksPromo%The Budget should be abolished to stop Chancellors introducing headline-grabbing changes at the expense of good economics, a free market think tank has recommended.

Measures announced in the statement can create uncertainty for businesses and households, leaving them fearful of the potential hidden effects on their finances, while the Government's desire for favourable media coverage leads to "obfuscation" of potentially important but unpopular policies, according to the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA).