we can t afford to be able to put her in nursery for some days a week so i can go back to work. so it s quite difficult really, but announcing this sounds really promising. big changes to pensions too to encourage people to stay in employment, but the chancellor s plans prompt accusations that his budget favours the rich. also on the programme tonight. markets fall in europe and the us amid concerns about the troubled banking giant credit suisse. it s a lovely ball through to benzema. break s here for vinicius. then benzema. and there s no miracle in madrid as liverpool are knocked out of the champions league. and coming up in the sport, but you left the best of the action from snakes champions league clashes, it is mission improbable liberal pool and nurture it, find out how they fare against the defending champions. liverpool. good evening. the chancellor, jeremy hunt, has pledged to build for the future in his first budget, promising it will deliver growth. he told mp
tax will be abolished. the government hopes it will tempt some older people who have left theirjobs retired doctors is one example back into the workforce. and the amount workers and their employers can put in their pension pot tax free every year, will be raised from £40,000 to £60,000. to further tackle labour shortages, immigration rules will be relaxed for some roles in the construction sector, including bricklayers, roofers and carpenters. but other sectors struggling to recruit, including retail and hospitality, are disappointed they were not included. so who are the real winners from this budget? the government s own independent forecaster, the office for budget responsibility, is warning people in the uk face the biggest fall in living standards since the 1950s, as wages fail to keep up with the soaring cost of living. 0ur political editor, chris mason, asked mr hunt if he was focusing too
and the amount workers and their employers can put in their pension pot tax free every year, will be raised from £40,000 to £60,000. opposition parties say these are tax cuts for the very highly paid. and to further tackle labour shortages, this wasn t in the speech, but immigration rules will be relaxed for some roles in the construction sector, including bricklayers, roofers and carpenters. other sectors struggling to recruit, including retail and hospitality, are disappointed tonight they weren t included. overall, the budget watchdog thinks these measures will help boost growth in the short term but the impact will fade if investment incentives aren t permanent. simon, thank you. another significant focus was on energy as the chancellor announced plans to ensure a quarter of britain s energy will come from nuclear power. they are reclassifying nuclear energy as environmentally sustainable to drive more investment in the sector. it s already met with some opposition, as our clim