(ANSA) - LONDON, SEPTEMBER 29 - British Prime Minister Liz Truss defended the tax cuts announced last week, despite the move sparking market turbulence and forced the Bank of England to intervene to avoid "risks" for the economy.
"We have had to take urgent steps to grow our economy, to get Britain moving and to cope with inflation. And of course that means making controversial and difficult decisions, but I am ready to do so as prime minister," she told BBCRadio in her statement. first comment after Friday's mini-budget that triggered the crisis.
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