Charity wants tax cuts switch to ease cost of living Stage three tax cuts will soon mean Australia's highest earners better off while leaving those struggling with cost of living behind, Anglicare says. AAP · Nov 29, 2023
Economic data shows households are feeling the pinch. But will the RBA stop raising rates? Inflation is set to drop back to under 3% growth by this time next year – if it weren’t for the stage-three tax cuts, that is The Guardian - AU · Nov 29, 2023
Most voters now disapprove of Anthony Albanese’s performance as PM, Guardian Essential poll finds Survey suggests Australians want more action on cost of living and only 20% think the stage-three tax cuts should go ahead The Guardian - AU · Nov 27, 2023
New Zealand scraps world-first smoking ‘generation ban’ to fund tax cuts Health experts say axing plan to block sales of tobacco products to next generation will cost thousands of lives The Guardian - AU · Nov 27, 2023
Autumn statement ‘set direction of travel’, says Chief Secretary to the Treasury Laura Trott said the Conservatives wanted to ‘bring the tax burden down’ but would not say whether there would be future cuts. The Independent UK · Nov 26, 2023
Tax cuts ‘start of a journey’, says Sunak It comes after Jeremy Hunt used the autumn statement to announce major tax cuts. The Independent UK · Nov 25, 2023
‘Not going to help in any way’: Hunt’s tax cuts bring little joy to sole traders Tradespeople taking their vans to Midlands garage say changes to national insurance are a drop in ocean as costs have soared The Guardian - UK · Nov 24, 2023
Hunt’s tax cuts mean interest rates won’t drop until summer 2024, economists warn National insurance cut risks Bank of England being more ‘hawkish’ in battle against inflation The Independent UK · Nov 24, 2023
Which public services will suffer most to pay for Tory tax cuts? Already squeezed criminal justice system, schools and local government would face painful cuts if chancellor’s sums are to add up The Guardian - UK · Nov 23, 2023
Hunt’s tax cuts mean austerity ‘more painful’ than under Osborne, warns IFS Thinktank says £20bn package of tax cuts would be mostly funded by deep reductions in public spending planned from 2025 The Guardian - UK · Nov 23, 2023
Hunt budget means spending cuts will be even more painful than austerity era, top economists warn Public sector cuts will be ‘more painful’ than under Cameron and Osborne, says IFS – accusing Hunt of leaving ‘mother of a headache’ for next government The Independent UK · Nov 23, 2023
Jeremy Hunt denies opting for pre-election ‘crowd-pleasing taxes’ Chancellor defends decision to cut national insurance by 2p, while Labour says rise in energy bills will absorb tax cuts The Guardian - UK · Nov 23, 2023
Tax cuts give voters ‘clear choice’ at election – Hunt The Chancellor defended his tax cuts after economists warned they would pile pressure on strained public services. The Independent UK · Nov 23, 2023
Jeremy Hunt's Autumn Statement still leaves hundreds of pounds shortfall for workers despite tax cuts Number crunching shows mixed picture despite Chancellor's claims Evening Standard · Nov 23, 2023
The Independent UK · Nov 23, 2023 Jeremy Hunt denies lying about ‘record tax cuts’ claim Chancellor speaks out after BBC interviewer tells him Tory advert is ‘fundamentally dishonest’
The Guardian - UK · Nov 23, 2023 UK households to be £1,900 poorer by end of this parliament, say economists Warning comes after Resolution Foundation finds autumn statement favours richest 20% of earners
The Guardian - UK · Nov 23, 2023 Suella Braverman calls for annual cap on net migration, saying new figures ‘slap in face to British public’ – as it happened Former home secretary says pressure on housing, the NHS, schools, wages, and community cohesion, is unsustainable
The Independent UK · Nov 23, 2023 Hunt hints at more tax cuts before next election after ‘making a start’ The Chancellor faces further analysis from the Office for Budget Responsibility on the autumn statement.
The Guardian - UK · Nov 22, 2023 Jeremy Hunt’s autumn statement tax cuts fuel talk of spring election Chancellor unveils 2p national insurance cut but thinktanks warn next government faces fresh round of austerity
The Independent UK · Nov 22, 2023 Jeremy Hunt hails biggest tax cuts since Thatcher but plans condemned as ‘not good for growth’ Chancellor ‘opens the door to May election’ with national insurance giveaway and hint of income tax cut in spring
The Guardian - UK · Nov 22, 2023 Conservative MPs urge Jeremy Hunt to go further on tax cuts Right wing of party says income and inheritance taxes must be reduced, but Labour says growth has ‘hit a dead end’
The Conversation · Nov 22, 2023 Autumn statement: experts react to national insurance and business tax cuts The UK chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, as announced a raft of changes to the tax and benefit system as part of the government’s autumn statement. They included:
The Guardian - UK · Nov 22, 2023 Jeremy Hunt delivers a budget designed to destroy a future chancellor Jezza had a last throw of the dice and money to spend. He would blow it on tax cuts and let public services die
The Independent UK · Nov 22, 2023 Hunt’s tax cuts based on ‘implausible’ public spending squeeze – think tanks Economists said the Chancellor’s tax reductions will not prevent this from being the ‘biggest tax-raising’ parliament in modern times.
The National (Scotland) · Nov 22, 2023 Five key points of the Autumn Statement: Is a spring General Election on the cards? CHANCELLOR Jeremy Hunt claimed the economy had “turned a corner” delivering his Autumn Statement – but analysts have cast doubt on whether…