Earlier, Rishi Sunak had launched a charm offensive at 10 Downing Street in a bid to win over MPs from within his Conservative Party threatening to rebel against the bill.
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Rishi Sunak is set to unveil the Spring Budget for 2021 on March 3 as the UK continues to slowly make its way out of the coronavirus pandemic. The Chancellor is believed to be considering tax rises for most businesses across the UK in a bid to start paying back the large sums borrowed to sustain the economy through the crisis. But Matt Kilcoyne from the Adam Smith Institute warned hikes in the next budget would signal to not invest in the country to foreign investors.