What the papers say – March 12
The fallout from the edited royal photo features heavily on Tuesday’s newspaper front pages.
The fallout from the edited royal photo features heavily on Tuesday’s newspaper front pages.
Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves gave a bleak assessment of the economic legacy she would inherit if she entered 11 Downing Street.
The UK has been asking Google a number of questions about the Budget, including ‘what is National Insurance?’ and ‘what is non dom status?’
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced the Government will provide eligible film studios in England with 40% relief on their gross business rates until 2034
Jeremy Hunt announced plans to support small firms by increasing the VAT registration threshold to extend full expensing to assets for leasing.
Workers, savers, and small businesses are among those set to benefit.
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt said the 2p reduction will mean the ‘lowest effective personal tax rate since 1975’.
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt used his budget to announce personal tax cuts and more support for households, ahead of an expected general election this year.
The Government has already set out plans to ban disposable vapes and restrict packaging.
The Chancellor confirmed in his Budget that the 5p per litre cut introduced in March 2022 will be retained for another 12 months
Jeremy Hunt said he was offering ‘permanent tax cuts’ as he addressed MPs.
Mr Hunt confirmed a 2p cut in national insurance for employees and offered more help with child benefits for parents earning more than £50,000.
Nearly 85,000 new cars were registered last month, an increase of 14.0% compared with February 2023.
Registrations of new cars were up by more than 10% last month compared with February 2023.
Speculation about tax cuts has surrounded the Budget with the Chancellor under pressure to deliver more reductions.