Sunak disappoints the hardline of his party and avoids drastic tax cuts. The'spring budget' cuts social security contributions again and steals ideas from the Labor opposition.

The result of the budgetary measures reveals that the conservatives maneuver more to hold on, in the hope that the economy will show some sign of growth before the foreseeable autumn elections. And in the process, they continue to spend public money, even if it is in minor tax cuts, at the expense of public services that the incoming Government will have to rebuild.