Public finance

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Hunt says plan to scrap employee national insurance could ‘take more than a decade’
Chancellor’s unfunded proposal would be ‘work of many parliaments’ and depended on growth of economy

Richard Partington Economics correspondent

13, Mar, 2024 @6:42 PM

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‘Impossible numbers’: where could Jeremy Hunt’s budget cuts fall?
‘Unprotected’ departments face a 13% real-terms cut – although it may never actually be implemented

Eleni Courea, Ben Quinn and Haroon Siddique

07, Mar, 2024 @7:40 PM

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How a Conservative budget failed to help women (again)
A single man would gain £346 from tax cuts, compared with £279 for a woman and just £85 for the typical lone mother

Heather Stewart

07, Mar, 2024 @2:50 PM

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IFS warns of Labour and Tory ‘conspiracy of silence’ over future tax and spending plans
Toughest outlook for public finances for 80 years means next government must find tens of billions in cuts or tax rises, says leading thinktank

Richard Partington Economics correspondent

07, Mar, 2024 @10:30 AM

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Tory levelling up has been a scam. Here are three things Labour can do to make it actually mean something | John Harris
Keir Starmer’s party should make councils sustainable, bring local transport into public control – and build new universities, writes Guardian columnist John Harris

John Harris

07, Mar, 2024 @6:00 AM

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NHS England leaders welcome £6bn budget boost but say much more is needed
NHS Confederation chief says money ‘will scarcely touch the sides’, while there is little help for struggling social care system

Denis Campbell and Robert Booth

06, Mar, 2024 @6:22 PM

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Budget 2024: Hunt gambles with highest tax burden since second world war
Chancellor’s £10bn national insurance cut funded by scrapping ‘non-dom’ tax breaks is final major economic intervention before election

Richard Partington and Kiran Stacey

06, Mar, 2024 @6:20 PM

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Jeremy Hunt’s last budget before an election – but not his last roll of the dice
These latest tax cuts were not the gamechanger the Tories need before the election

Larry Elliott

06, Mar, 2024 @4:41 PM

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Jeremy Hunt defies public services alarm with pre-election budget tax cuts
Chancellor set to cut 2p off national insurance but some Tories say more is needed to bolster election chances

Kiran Stacey, Pippa Crerar and Phillip Inman

05, Mar, 2024 @10:30 PM

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‘A huge step back for the city’: people in Birmingham on council budget cuts
Proposals on services ranging from bin collections to social care, arts and libraries have left many worried for the future

Jessica Murray Midlands correspondent

04, Mar, 2024 @6:00 AM

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For years, the Tories said austerity was over. But look around: it’s getting worse, and there’s more to come | John Harris
This week’s budget is certain to bring more cuts. Westminster is missing the stark fact that people simply cannot take any more, says Guardian columnist John Harris

John Harris

03, Mar, 2024 @2:00 PM

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Jeremy Hunt will try to talk a long game while scrambling to fund pre-election tax cuts | Larry Elliott
The chancellor should stress tax cuts are neither affordable nor a priority to UK voters

Larry Elliott

03, Mar, 2024 @11:36 AM

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