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Jeremy Hunt’s much anticipated autumn statement promised tax cuts and getting people back to work. John Harris is joined by the Guardian’s political editor, Pippa Crerar, and the former Treasury minister David Gauke, to assess what we heardAutumn state…
Chancellor unveils 2p national insurance cut but thinktanks warn next government faces fresh round of austerity Jeremy Hunt announces tax cuts for firms and workersAutumn statement 2023: key points at a glanceWhat it means for people on a range of inco…
Chancellor cuts national insurance but OBR says UK facing biggest fall in living standards since records beganAutumn statement – key points at a glanceKeir Starmer has said that a pause in hostilities between Israel and Hamas must be used to tackle th…
From Whitehall to welfare and pay to pensions, here is what Jeremy Hunt is likely to announceThe chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, will set out the government’s plans for tax and spending on Wednesday in his much-anticipated autumn statement. Meanwhile, the Off…
Amid less gloomy OBR forecasts the chancellor is expected to take first steps towards cutting personal taxesJeremy Hunt will announce 110 measures to boost Britain’s stagnant economy and bow to demands from anxious Tory MPs for tax cuts when he deliver…
Thinktank says government and Bank of England need to take more joined-up approach to solving economic problemsThe Treasury should use price controls and cuts in VAT during the cost of living crisis to prevent the Bank of England from driving the econo…
Shadow chancellor also backs planning changes and industrial strategy, but no ‘unfunded tax cuts’Rachel Reeves is proposing to shake up Britain’s pension system as part of a three-pronged plan aimed at boosting the economy’s sluggish growth rate if Lab…
Thinktank says stronger than expected tax revenues have given chancellor scope for bold package in autumn statement Jeremy Hunt risks condemning Britain to a decade in the doldrums unless he uses this month’s autumn statement to announce a £30bn-a-year…
Documents published alongside Rishi Sunak’s first king’s speech show that a new duty is being considered by ministersMinisters are considering a new tax on vapes in a significant expansion of moves to create a “smoke-free generation” that also includes…
Tories may also reduce stamp duty in bid to win back voters and reduce pressure on PM, reports sayRishi Sunak is considering a tax cut for the 5 million highest earners and reducing stamp duty in an attempt to ease the pressure on his leadership after …