The chancellor’s statement offered little new on tax or spending, but readers voiced concerns about rising costs

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Action to tackle student loan debt, clarity about what the Middle East crisis will mean for the UK economy, cheaper borrowing, more scrutiny of supermarket prices … Readers who took part in a Guardian callout before the spring forecast had plenty of things on their wishlists.

In the event there were no major tax or spending measures announced, and some were concerned about whether the US-Israeli war on Iran will scupper Rachel Reeves’s plan to put “more money in the pockets of working people”.