Rishi Sunak hints at further tax cuts in ‘sales pitch’ to global investors November 27, 2023 Rishi Sunak hinted at further tax cuts to come today as he used last week’s Autumn Statement to launch a “sales pitch” on global investors at a government investment summit in London.
Brits have ‘just got a lot poorer’, warns IFS after Jeremy Hunt’s £55bn tax raid November 18, 2022 Brits have "just got a lot poorer" warned the IFS, following Jeremy Hunt's tax-grabbing autumn statement yesterday.
RAC urges Government not to raise fuel duty on squeezed motorists November 12, 2022 Motoring group RAC has called on the Government not to hike fuel duty in the Autumn Statement next week, and put more pressure on motorists.
Jeremy Hunt defends spending ‘cuts’ as Reeves slams fiscal drag impact November 23, 2023 UK Chancellor Jeremy Hunt Chancellor has denied his decision not to increase public spending in line with inflation will result in worse public services.
Hunt hits back at claims his tax cuts rest on a ‘fiscal fiction’ November 30, 2023 "The way that we fund our public services over the medium is by having a healthy growing economy," Hunt said.
Rishi Sunak can afford to be bold on pension reform in his autumn statement September 8, 2020 Rishi Sunak’s summer economic statement was essentially an exercise in positivity. The update, given by the chancellor two months ago, was mainly focused on helping Britain emerge from the coronavirus pandemic in decent shape. However, as with the various virus-related schemes announced in his spring Budget, his new initiatives to kickstart the economy come at [...]
Hunt mulls change in non-dom tax breaks for autumn fiscal statement November 4, 2022 Treasury officials are looking at potential changes to the UK’s rules on non-domiciled tax status as a part of Jeremy Hunt’s autumn fiscal statement later this month. The chancellor has reportedly tasked officials on the Treasury’s high net worth individuals policy team to look at ways to cut down on tax breaks for non-doms as [...]
OBR and Hunt fail to see eye-to-eye on the UK’s fiscal position November 22, 2023 Listening to Jeremy Hunt, you would be forgiven for thinking the UK's public finances were in rude health. The OBR may disagree.
Business confidence hits highest level since early 2022 but firms still not looking to invest, survey suggests January 4, 2024 Business confidence hit its highest level since the first quarter of 2022, before the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Jeremy Hunt says now is the moment for growth as he signals tax cuts November 18, 2023 Jeremy Hunt has given his strongest hint yet that he will announce tax cuts in his autumn statement, as he considers cutting those on inheritance and businesses while squeezing benefits by billions. Ahead of Wednesday’s financial announcement, the Chancellor said that now is a “turning point for the economy” and that “this is the moment” [...]