exchequer

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Budget days used to be symbolised by the chancellor of the exchequer smiling and holding aloft the famous Red Box outside Number 11.

From BBC

In 2015 he was health secretary, and later held other government posts, including chancellor of the exchequer and foreign secretary.

From BBC

The chancellor of the exchequer warned of "necessary choices" as Britain struggles with high debt and inflation.

From Barron's

It is more than half a century since a chancellor of the exchequer chose to put up the basic rate of income tax.

From BBC

But independent experts and rating agencies like Moody's expect the figure to be higher, with the strain on the exchequer "even more pronounced" in the coming years.

From BBC