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Tories cut council funding down to the bone. Labour must restore it

Letters: Joan Twelves fears the government is determined to keep wielding the axe until there is nothing left; David Blunkett picks apart Jeremy Hunt’s fanciful proposal

The Guardian - UK

‘We’re stuffed’: have Conservatives given up on winning the next general election?

With over 60 Tory MPs standing down and councillors quitting before council elections, there is a sense party expects a heavy defeat

The Guardian - UK

UK Budget: Hunt sticks to what was expected, and markets are grateful for that

City Voices: The pressure is on the Bank of England to get it right

Evening Standard

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Labour says wave of Tory MPs stepping down shows lack of confidence in Rishi Sunak as Theresa May announces exit – as it happened

Anneliese Dodds says Theresa May’s decision to stand down after 27 years is part of trend of Tory MPs who have no confidence in party or leader before next election

The Guardian - UK

‘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

The Guardian - UK

Sunak warned unfunded axing of national insurance would harm services

Economists say making the policy an election pledge could cost £40bn, which is badly needed for health, education and elsewhere

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on national insurance: these taxes embody a solidarity we still need

Editorial: Jeremy Hunt’s NIC cuts risk weakening the moral foundation on which Britain’s taxation system still relies

The Guardian - UK

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UK taxes have reached 1948 levels – but the contrast between the budgets is stark

According to official forecasts, measures in Wednesday’s budget have left tax as a share of national income at 37.1%

The Guardian - UK

The London Stock Exchange's crisis is only getting worse

City Comment: Chief executives are losing faith in the City

Evening Standard

Brexit hitting UK economy and damage set to worsen with new trade barriers, Budget watchdog warns

Impact of leaving EU raised by Office for Budget Responsibility in its detailed analysis of Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Budget

Evening Standard

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

The Guardian - UK

Jeremy Hunt’s done his best – but his best isn’t nearly good enough

If his family and friends really cared about Jezza’s mental health they would persuade him to quit

The Guardian - UK

Grassroots Tories hit out at budget and say party is ‘burnt toast’

Jeremy Hunt offered ‘nothing for working people’, say Conservative Democratic Organisation members

The Guardian - UK

Westfield boss backs Labour amid 'utter disappointment' in Hunt's failure to scrap 'tourist tax' in Budget

Scott Parsons, chief operating officer, UK at French-owned Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, said it was ‘deeply frustrating’ that retail leaders have been ignored

Evening Standard

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What is national insurance and should it be scrapped?

The chancellor’s 2p cut in workers’ contributions has prompted suggestions the payments could be axed. What would that mean for you and your money?

Evening Standard

Budget 2024: What is the new UK ISA and when will it be introduced?

A public consultation is currently inviting views on the proposed British ISA

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Mixed Reactions To Jeremy Hunt's Spring Budget Announcement

Jeremy Hunt's Spring Budget evokes mixed responses from the retail industry, highlighting concerns about business rates and calls for more support for grow...

Evening Standard

OPINION - Jeremy Hunt's Budget sold us the Big Lie of British politics — that we can afford our spending

No one wants Jeremy Hunt to be Chancellor. Labour doesn’t, obviously — the party has its own candidate, albeit with largely the same spending plans and fiscal rules. Rishi Sunak doesn’t — he wants to be his own finance minister. The Tory Right still pines for Truss-onomics, the SNP doesn’t…

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Donations to UK political parties nearly doubled to £93m in 2023

Tories and Labour boosted by mega-donors, and fundraising gap between two parties appears to be narrowing

Evening Standard

Child benefit changes 2024: How much are payments and when are they paid?

Hunt has revealed plans to tackle the ‘unfairness’ in the current Child Benefit system

The Guardian - UK

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

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What does the child benefit shake up announced in the Spring Budget mean for your family? Here's everything we know

Changes have been announced to the child benefit system that could leave half a million families better off

The Guardian - UK

Income tax likely to go up if national insurance scrapped, Hunt suggests

Labour says chancellor’s ambition to eventually abolish NI would cost £46bn a year, and party questions how move would be paid for

The Guardian - UK

UK politics: Sunak refuses to say how abolition of national insurance would be funded – as it happened

PM says ‘people trust me on these things’ and refuses to be drawn on whether government would forgo entire £46bn raised from measure

The Guardian - UK

Jeremy Hunt vows to pay more capital gains tax on his properties

Chancellor refuses to disclose number of houses owned but says he will pay higher tax rate on proceeds from sales

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