Jeremy Hunt mulls major benefits squeeze to fund inheritance tax cuts
Saturday, 18 November 2023 The chancellor has warned "difficult decisions" need to be made to "reform the welfare state" as he mulls introducing controversial tax cuts in next week's autumn statement.
Jeremy Hunt has signalled he's ready to announce tax cuts for the wealthy in his autumn statement on Wednesday. It's thought the chancellor is considering slashing inheritance tax and business taxes. His comments come during a visit to Milton Keynes' Blue Light Hub, which brings together fire,...
Reacting to the fall in inflation to 2.3%, Labour’s Rachel Reeves says it “not the time for a victory lap and popping champagne corks” as “working families and pensioners are still worse off”. The shadow chancellor insists her party is "much more ambitious for the country than Rishi Sunak and Jeremy Hunt seem to be". Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Shadow science secretary Peter Kyle has insisted every one of Labour's policies will be “fully costed and fully funded” after Chancellor Jeremy Hunt accused Labour of resorting to "playground politics".
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Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt accused Labour of using “playground politics” to distract debate from the "biggest divide in British politics” as he gave a speech about tax cuts in central London on Friday.
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Jeremy Hunt has said it is "encouraging" that ONS figures show the UK economy has grown by 0.6% between January and March. The chancellor argues that Labour is the party "gaslighting" the public by saying everything is "going wrong with the British economy" and that the latest statistics show Britain's longer term prospects are "significant". Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has welcomed the Bank of England's decision to leave interest rates unchanged, adding he would rather it didn't rush into a decision it'd later have to backtrack on. Report by Alibhaiz. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt made a visit to the Airbus factory in Broughton, north Wales, this morning, a day after announcing tax cuts in the Autumn Statement. Mr Hunt said he chose measures to “make the..
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has denied making "crowd-pleasing" cuts to income and inheritance taxes in his Autumn Statement, in favour of measures to help grow the economy. Mr Hunt said he believed reducing..
Saturday, 18 November 2023
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