Economy and help families with permanent tax breaks. Labour will argue that any reductions will still leave people worse off because of the freezing of Tax Thresholds. Ben king reports. The background to todays budget has been gloomy, with the economy in recession. But it looks like the chancellor will still find room to cut taxes. The conservatives are trailing labour in the polls, and looking Forjeremy Hunt to give them some cheer in places like this, winchester, a seat the Lib Dems Hope to win. So what do people here think about tax cuts . I think it would be a good idea because it gives people more money to spend on what they want to buy. Realistically, people arent going to save that much money from a tax cut, whereas more money in Public Services means Better Health care services. Itsjust much more important. I would prefer not to have a tax cut, but to see more money invested in the community. If the Public Services were properly organised, theres more than enough money to do it
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Tomorrow will be the last time the chancellor brandishes the budget red box outside number 11 before the election. Will there be any surprises inside . It is the eve of what is probably the governments last set piece before a general election, and speculation over tax cuts surroundsjeremy hunts budget. I asked rishi sunak ally, the former minister liam fox, whther it was time to unfreeze Tax Thresholds. Well, if i had my choice and if i were the chancellor, tomorrow that is what i would be doing. Well be asking labours Shadow Minister For Industry and decarbonisation whether a Labour Government would change the fiscal rules in order to cut taxes . Also tonight. It looks like its going to be a pretty Super Tuesday for donald trump, so can anyone or anything stop him in his tracks on the way to the republican nomination . Music the latest production at the birmingham rep. After Birmingham Council cuts its Culture Budget to zero, is austerity for the arts coming to a town near you . Well
However, we should tell our viewers. We are going to do a different dance, are we . I know you are a keen ballroom dancer. There is a widespread expectation you are likely to cut national insurance, there is a widespread expectation you are going to nick labours policy of tightening up the rules for so called non doms, people who earn huge fortunes abroad. But arent permanent residents. You said these are foreigners who could leave easily in ireland, france, portugal, or spain, they all have these schemes, id rather they stayed here and spent their money here. Do you want to take that back . As i said, laura, im not going to talk about individual taxes. 0h, oh, im asking on principle. Out of principle do you agree Withjeremy Hunt from 2022 . I dont disagree Withjeremy Hunt from nearly everything i said in the past, but sometimes. Let me say this, the country sees through gimmicks and we are not going to do gimmicks on wednesday. Its going to be a budget for responsible, long term growt
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