UK’s Hunt to Tackle ‘Vicious Circle’ of Tax Rises, Times Reports

UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt said he will reform the country’s benefit system and tackle the rising cost of public services to end the “vicious circle of ever-rising taxes.”

In an interview with The Times before the Conservative Party conference next week, Hunt said he will start the “biggest transformation of public services in our lifetimes.” All departments will have to make savings by cutting routine tasks carried out by doctors, teachers and police.

Hunt also plans to overhaul the benefits system, which he said is “incredibly damaging to the economy and individuals.”

Hunt has previously all but ...