The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Philip Hammond, never had an easy job from day one. Following the global financial crisis, the UK embarked on a path of austerity which squeezed the country as it tried to rebuild. Austerity measures remain in place, they are unpopular and are in the way of the UK economic expansion. After the Brexit vote, austerity became an even bigger burden. Now with the potential of a no deal Brexit and more economic uncertainty, all measures which may hinder the UK from reaching full economic potential must be removed.