Chambers: No one-off measures to protect people from US-EU trade war

Public Expenditure Minister Jack Chambers said that the Government's plan was to be "sustainable" and protect the country in the medium term

Jack Chambers said that this year's Budget would not see the kind of cost-of-living packages seen in recent years.

There will be no package of one-off measures to fight the impacts of a US-EU trade war, the public expenditure minister has warned.

Speaking as he entered a meeting of the Labour Employer Economic Forum (LEEF) at Government Buildings on Friday, Jack Chambers said that this year's Budget would not see the kind of cost-of-living packages seen in recent years.