Hannah miller, has the story. In homes across the country and Public Services on the ground, it can seem like everyone is crying out for cash. We have got roads full of potholes. Are you confident that the chancellor will be persuaded to give you more money to spend on housing in the budget in a few weeks time . Well, im doing everything that i can. I mean, short of laying siege to his own home. Well, i want us to be, you know, l Cutting Taxes in a responsible way. Under pressure from backbenchers and with less money to play with than hed hoped for the chancellors scrabbling around for ways to pay for a tax cut on a scale that voters will notice. Today, mr speaker, im going to cut the main 12 rate of Employee National insurance. Last year, he chose to cut National Insurance contributions and its thought he may do that again. A tax cut for workers that brings no benefit to pensioners. The Number Crunching going on inside number 11 is not just about the state of the nations finances its
Foden s on fire as man city come from behind to punish rivals united in the manchester derby. Frustration for celtic the defending champions miss the chance to regain top spot in scotland, with defeat today. And Arsenal Stay In Touch at the top in the wsl, with victory in the North London Derby at the emirates. Also coming up on sportsday. Jemma reekie looks to put the finishing gloss on gbs world indoors campaign with gold in the 800 metres later. Hello there and welcome along to sportsday. It was always going to be tough for Manchester United against their now dominant rivals, Manchester City, in todays derby. A Marcus Rashford Wonder Strike had them daring to dream going into half time, as city missed a string of chances. But pep guardiolas side were on the money in the second half, with a superb strike from phil foden firing them into gear. Joe wilson reports. A star Centre Forward walked out to play. Well, between the two manchesters, there are other strikers. United took the dire
Vaping and smoking, but the Office For Budget Responsibility warns the government could find it hard to balance the books. Heres our business correspondent, emma simpson. Did you catch any ofjeremy s budget . It was a chance to turn around the fortunes of the Conservative Party. But was it enough . I think its good that the workers are going to get money back in their pockets. But then if you think about the Cost Of Living and how everything is going up, then maybe they could have given a little bit more back. Anything that cuts taxes, i wish he would have done something a bit more for savers, were in a position where were living off savings. I think theyre trying to do it in light of a General Election and probably not really thinking about what the benefit to the country is. The centrepiece of this budget was a £2 billion cut was a 2p in the pound cut to National Insurance, a tax paid by workers. So who are the winners and losers if you include all the changes to tax and thresholds
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