the chancellor today has got to match his fiscal responsibility with a bit of moral responsibility. in the last few days, loads of stuff about today s budget been already been announced. nhs england will get £5.9 billion to tackle the backlog of people waiting for tests and scans. £6.9 billion has been allocated to transport projects, including in west yorkshire, the west midlands and greater manchester. and the minimum pay rate for those aged 23 and over, known as the national living wage, will go up to £9.50 per hourfrom april. but even though plenty has been announced, what we will get from the chancellor later still really matters because it will be the detail about the state of the economy and the state of the government s finances, and so crucially, where our money will be spent and where it won t. now, then, it s over to the chancellor and his big moment at lunchtime.
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£6.9 billion for england s transport network, again, a pretty significant amount. as we understand it, i think it is £1.5 billion that is actually new money. this will be for the transport network in cities outside london. the wage increases that laura talked about, the national living wage is to rise to £9.50 an hour, for workers over 23. there is also an increase in the national minimum wage for those younger than that. and perhaps the most recent announcement in the long string of pre announcements, a freeze on public sector pay to end. we don t know the details of that. inflation may eat into some of that. what is left, simon? from a business perspective, what would they like to see? , ,, perspective, what would they like to see? , , , , perspective, what would they like to see? , ,, , , , perspective, what would they like to see? business feels pretty bruised, the low point see? business feels pretty bruised, the low point was see? business feels pretty bruised, the low
waiting for tests and scans. £6.9 billion has been allocated to transport projects, including in west yorkshire, the west midlands and greater manchester. and the minimum pay rate for those aged 23 and over, known as the national living wage, will go up to £9.50 per hourfrom april. but even though plenty has been announced, what we will get from the chancellor later still really matters because it will be the detail about the state of the economy and the state of the government s finances, and so crucially, where our money will be spent and where it won t. now, then, it s over to the chancellor and his big moment at lunchtime. chris mason, bbc news, at westminster. 0ur political correspondent alex forsyth is in downing street. we alex forsyth is in downing street. edge ever close|
of householders who are not going to be able to bear the extra cost of heating their homes because of the price rises. the chancellor today has got to match his fiscal responsibility with a bit of moral responsibility. in the last few days, loads of stuff about today s budget been already been announced. nhs england will get £5.9 billion to tackle the backlog of people waiting for tests and scans. £6.9 billion has been allocated to transport projects, including in west yorkshire, the west midlands and greater manchester. and the minimum pay rate for those aged 23 and over, known as the national living wage, will go up to £9.50 per hourfrom april. but even though plenty has been announced, what we will get from the chancellor later still really matters because it will be the detail about the state of the economy and the state of the government s finances. and so crucially, where our money will be spent and where it won t.