Jeremy Hunt will announce a 2p cut to personal taxes in the budget that will save 27 million workers hundreds of pounds this year. The Chancellor will reduce national insurance contributions for the second time in less than six months in his
Jeremy Hunt clashes with Trevor Phillips Jeremy Hunt insisted he has a “moral duty” to put money in people’s pockets as finalised a personal tax budget giveaway. The Chancellor and Prime Minister were locked in talks last night over whether they can
New technology will slash red tape in the NHS and police as part of a Government bid to save £1.8billion. Plans include sending police drones to incidents such as traffic accidents so they can relay information about the level of resources required.
Jeremy Hunt to cut National Insurance from 12% to 10% from January Tories have been warned they face a furious backlash from pensioners if they fail to cut income tax in the Budget this week. Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has lowered his sights
Grant Shapps is insisting Defence spending be raised to 2.5 percent of GDP as international threats escalate. The request was formally made in a letter from the Defence Secretary to the Chancellor, the Telegraph reported. He warned in the letter on January
The UK’s music industry is urging Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to slash VAT in the Budget to bring it into line with other European countries and throw the beleaguered sector a “vital lifeline” to help save closure-threatened venues. Ahead of this weekend’s glittering
Japanese opposition lawmakers have submitted a no-confidence motion accusing the governing party of rushing a budget bill without adequate debate due to disruptions from a fundraising scandal. The opposition criticized Prime Minister Fumio Kishida for not disclosing details about slush funds created
Penny Mordaunt has made an extraordinary intervention ahead of next week’s Budget, with an implicit warning to Jeremy Hunt. The former Defence Secretary revealed she had met with the Chancellor to relay to him her constituents’ priorities. However as an MP for
Rishi Sunak has been warned his Government would be “asking for trouble” if the Ministry of Defence is starved of cash in next week’s Budget despite Vladimir Putin’s ongoing aggression. Reports published today have suggested the Ministry of Defence – led by
In Scotland, the Government has committed to providing free school meals for all primary school kids (Image: Getty) The Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, has been urged to use his Spring Budget to extend free school meals for all primary school pupils. In Scotland,