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
Todays budget might have left you with a bit more money in your pocket but some of the Public Services you rely on will face big Spending Cuts. So is it a vote winner . Mr chancellor of the exchequer. Cheering it was the last Spring Budget before the next election. Tonight well interrogate Whyjeremy Hunt made the announcements he did. And interrrogate one of his treasury ministers. Overall, the tax burden is going up. Correct . The tax burden is still too high, overall. Absolutely. And its going up . Well also talk to labours Campaign Chief. Well talk live to representatives of business and Public Sector workers and our Politics Panel is here to help us decode it all and tell us when we might be going to the polls. Todays was a budget that was as much about what comes next as about what comes now. Theres another 2p cut in National Insurance that will kick in soon but theres also the growing realisation that whoever wins the next election, they will face a daunting choice either oversee
But we know we can make things work better. That is the way well open ultimately get the rising Living Standards we all want to see. You talk about wanting to get that revenue in and increase spending on Public Services, but your u turn, if we can call it that, or this this moment of that green Prosperity Plan just sort of indicates the challenges that all Political Parties face at the moment. Many things like the green Prosperity Plan just cant be costed at the moment. ,. , moment. After the disaster of the liz truss minibudget moment. After the disaster of the liz truss minibudget and moment. After the disaster of the liz truss minibudget and the moment. After the disaster of the j liz truss minibudget and the rise Liz Truss Mini Budget and the rise in Interest Rates, we had to change some of those plans. But our plan remains a fundamental part of our offer. Its our National Fund and four gigabytes energy to work on the front tier, new technologies in the future. Gb gb engery. Any b
Indeed deed show up for the first debate. Weve also got Asa Hutchinson who says trump should just drop out before that debate. Hes saying, like, right now. And a former doj official who says Hunter Bidens growing legal mess could become a big mess for his dad too. All of this as the Hawkeye State heats up, 13 republican candidates attending a big dindin in des moines last might. We must provide our country with a new birth of freedom. Theres only one candidate, and you know who that candidate is, whos going to get the job done. We will not back down from the truth. Lets make sure we save our country once and for all. Neil all right. The guy who hosted the whole affair is here today. Who stood out to him . We thought wed ask him here and only here. Welcome, everybody, glad to have you. Hope your weekend is going well. It is hot outside. Well get to that this just a second. In the meantime, lets get the legal drama thats building for both sides of the aisle. Lucas tomlinson tracking it a
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