Spring Budget 2024: UK Silicon Valley dreams far off say tech bosses March 7, 2024 Some tech bosses have been left wanting after Jeremy Hunt's Spring Budget 2024 missed the mark by their standards.
Spring Budget in review: Some sensible moves, a few gimmicks, but mostly a bore March 7, 2024 So, what's the verdict? Some small steps in the right direction, but nothing to move the dial on the economy – or the opinion polls, writes Julian Jessop.
Spring Budget 2024: Hunt doesn’t rule out May election after £10bn tax cut March 6, 2024 Jeremy Hunt has announced the rate of National Insurance (NI) will be cut by two per cent in the Spring Budget as the government gears up for a rocky general election.
Spring Budget 2024: Why a May election is now looking less likely March 6, 2024 After Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Budget, the tide of May election speculation that temporarily flooded Westminster has, well, swept out again.
Spring Budget 2024: Why the OBR forecasts should be taken with a side of salt March 6, 2024 These are just forecasts. They will be wrong. This isn't a criticism of the OBR. Forecasting the performance of a £3.3trn economy over five years is just quite hard.
Spring Budget 2024: Renters worry as Hunt coaxes landlords to sell with capital gains tax cut March 6, 2024 Today's Spring Budget saw landlords receive a surprise handout from Chancellor Jeremy Hunt after he cut the rate of capital gains tax applying to residential property by four per cent.
Spring Budget 2024: Government outlines steps to privately finance HS2’s Euston station March 6, 2024 The government has outlined the next steps for securing private sector funding for HS2's embattled Euston station in the Spring Budget today.
Spring Budget 2024: High earners set to pay more tax under band freeze, analysis suggests March 6, 2024 Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has announced that National Insurance will be cut by 2p to lower the tax burden ahead of a general election. But analysis from investment platform AJ Bell has found that high earners are set to pay more overall under the government's tax band freeze.
Spring Budget 2024: Small firms left waiting for more as VAT change gets lukewarm reception March 6, 2024 Small businesses have been left waiting for more following today's Spring Budget announcement.
Spring Budget 2024: OBR upgrades UK growth forecasts on lower inflation and growing population March 6, 2024 The OBR is markedly more optimistic than the Bank of England and has upgraded next year's prospects are better than expected