Tag: Budget 2021
almost 2 years ago
nationalworld.com

People with savings of £16k or more haven’t been eligible for benefits, until now...

Boris Johnson is exploring discounting Lifetime and Help to Buy ISA savings from Universal Credit as part of new Righ...

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almost 2 years ago
nationalworld.com

People with savings of £16k or more haven’t been eligible for benefits, until now...

Boris Johnson is exploring discounting Lifetime and Help to Buy ISA savings from Universal Credit as part of new Righ...

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almost 2 years ago
nationalworld.com

People with savings of £16k or more haven’t been eligible for benefits, until now...

Boris Johnson is exploring discounting Lifetime and Help to Buy ISA savings from Universal Credit as part of new Righ...

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almost 2 years ago
nationalworld.com

People with savings of £16k or more haven’t been eligible for benefits, until now...

Boris Johnson is exploring discounting Lifetime and Help to Buy ISA savings from Universal Credit as part of new Righ...

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over 2 years ago
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UK tax breaks to continue for firms which do research abroad despite Rishi Sunak Budget pledge

Nearly half of the R&D spending which companies claim tax relief on is carried out in other countries, according to s...

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over 2 years ago
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Rishi Sunak accused of 'stealth tax on self-employed' with rule change to cos businesses £3,000

The Chancellor is changing how tax is calculated for unincorporated businesses and will raise an extra £1.7bn

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over 2 years ago
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Air passenger duty cut 'will create the same CO2 emissions as 2.3m extra train journeys'

Rishi Sunak has announced that the tax on domestic flights is to be cut in half

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over 2 years ago
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Rishi Sunak 'missed an opportunity' in Budget to stop more NHS medics leaving over pensions row

The 3 per cent pay rise for NHS staff has also led to some doctors being “worse off” due to a hike in pension contrib...

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over 2 years ago
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Inflation will ease soon after supply chain crisis is sorted out, Boris Johnson insists

The Prime Minister suggested he is less concerned about the long-term effects of higher inflation and interest rates ...

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over 2 years ago
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Rishi Sunak's Budget sheen wears off as number crunchers grind down his tax and spending plans

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over 2 years ago
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Councils may ask residents to vote on above-inflation council tax hikes to avoid service cuts

The IFS claims Rishi Sunak's Spending Review will leave local authorities with a stark choice to cut services or seek...

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over 2 years ago
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Former schools catch-up tsar says ‘incredibly disappointing’ Budget will widen pupil inequality

Sir Kevan Collins said Chancellor Rishi Sunak's decision to give schools a third of the total catch-up funding he ask...

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over 2 years ago
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Households to pay £3,000 more in taxes since Boris Johnson became PM, economists say

Families face a squeeze on their living standards which will end up lasting more than three years

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over 2 years ago
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Rishi Sunak confuses Bury and Burnley on levelling up visit to the North

The Chancellor made a surprise visit to Bury, Greater Manchester, but fluffed his lines by announcing he was at the "...

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over 2 years ago
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NHS staff morale plummets as medics brace themselves for 'worst winter ever'

Frontline doctors are calling for a "comprehensive staffing plan" from the Government to solve a crisis which has led...

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over 2 years ago
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Economy could dictate whether there's an early election in 2023 as Rishi Sunak's Budget lays the ...

There's little doubt that Mr Sunak sees fiscal policy as a political weapon that can be wielded against his enemies

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over 2 years ago
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Inflation and interest rate rises will put pressure on public finances, Rishi Sunak warns

The Chancellor suggested the Bank of England would have to raise interest rates in order to bring inflation under con...

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over 2 years ago
nationalworld.com

Budget 2021 analysis: how serious is Rishi Sunak about levelling up the UK?

Valentine Quinio, analyst at the Centre for Cities, offers her take on the key points from Rishi Sunak’s Budget, from...

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over 2 years ago
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Rishi Sunak is keen on tax cuts but GDP growth will prove more important in the end

The Chancellor put more emphasis on curbing inflation than he did on trying to grow the economic pie

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over 2 years ago
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Local services face cuts as Sunak’s Spending Review delivers real-terms fall in council funding

Local authorities will see rises in income wiped out by inflation and could be forced to ask residents to vote on new...

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over 2 years ago
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Rishi Sunak promises tax cuts by next election despite continued squeeze in the cost of living

The Chancellor promised that state spending would rise by 3 per cent a year as the overall tax burden reaches its hig...

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over 2 years ago
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The Beatles could get a Liverpool hologram show as Government pledges £2m for mystery project

The city already has several Beatles attractions, and locals have complained it has far more to offer 'than a band th...

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over 2 years ago
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Budget 2021: Winemakers raise a glass as Rishi Sunak cuts taxes on sparkling wine

'The Chancellor’s patronage will make us more competitive against our worldwide competitors'

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over 2 years ago
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Government 'falling short' on vow to level up the North after Budget high-speed rail omission

Hpes the Chancellor would use the Budget to signal his continued support for the east-west Northern Powerhouse Rail P...

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over 2 years ago
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Hospitality bosses call for VAT reduction as Budget measures 'not enough to save industry'

'The long-term health of the UK’s pubs still demands fundamental reform to lower the day-to-day cost of running a pub'

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over 2 years ago
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Budget 2021: Social care 'left out in the cold' this winter

Care leaders left 'bitterly disappointed' that another opportunity to rescue social care has been missed after the Pr...

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over 2 years ago
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Universal Credit changes will only help a third of families in need, Treasury documents reveal

Millions of people who rely on universal credit won't have any extra income from changes to the Work Allowance and ta...

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over 2 years ago
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Rising cost of living and council tax will wipe out wage increases from Budget, OBR forecasts

The Office for Budget Responsibility has said that householders throughout the UK will have just 0.8 per cent more to...

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over 2 years ago
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The key Budget 2021 policies affecting Scotland, from whisky to air taxes

The whisky industry has welcomed a freeze in spirits duty, but a cut in Air Passenger Duty within the UK was describe...

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over 2 years ago
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Budget 2021: 'Little chance' of building 40 new hospitals without extra money or staff

NHS trust chief executives left frustrated by a lack of a multi-year increase in education and training budgets which...

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over 2 years ago
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Rishi Sunak announces £1.8bn extra for school catch-up - after recovery tsar called for £15bn

The Education Policy Institute think-tank estimates that the Government's catch-up package amounts to "only a quarter...

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over 2 years ago
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Sunak announces tax cut on domestic flights days ahead of COP26 climate summit

Rishi Sunak slashes taxes on short-haul trips but announces a new lvey on 'ultra-long haul flights' of further than 5...

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over 2 years ago
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Hospitality faces £8bn Budget cliff edge with restaurants set to pass on tax rises to customers

Rishi Sunak has been urged to cancel the looming rises in VAT and business rates for the hospitality sector

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over 2 years ago
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Public sector pay freeze will end next year as Sunak to confirm rises from spring in Budget

Millions of state employees including essential workers were not granted an automatic pay increase this year

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over 2 years ago
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Minimum wage increase will not offset end of universal credit uplift for struggling families, exp...

Experts argued the increase will be swallowed up by higher taxes, cuts to Universal Credit and rising living costs am...

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over 2 years ago
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Housing reform could boost public finances by £9bn, Rishi Sunak told by building tsar

Building more homes would boost economic growth and increase stamp duty revenues, according to a housing think-tank

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over 2 years ago
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Universities short of cash to train new doctors as Government funding fails to cover bills

The Russell Group say that 1,000 fewer students will be trained each year compared to the number who started in Septe...

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over 2 years ago
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Minimum wage 'set to increase to £9.50 an hour' in Rishi Sunak's Budget

The 6.6 per cent hike will mean the National Living Wage – the minimum wage for those aged 23 and over - will increas...

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over 2 years ago
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Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak 'heading for Blair/Brown split' ahead of Budget

Conservative MPs fear the pair are less close than they used to be and are not on the same page on public spending

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