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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to discuss the war in ukraine. live now tojimena blanco, chief analyst and head of americas for the global risk intelligence company verisk maplecroft. she s in andalucia, spain. thank you so much forjoining us. take us through the agenda of this trip, what does lula want and from the chinese perspective? there are two areas of the chinese perspective? there are two areas of main the chinese perspective? there are two areas of main interest. - the chinese perspective? there are two areas of main interest. the - two areas of main interest. the first one is a commercial one. china is brazil s main trading partner. it is brazil s main trading partner. it is in competition neck and neck with the united states for market share and in numerous industries in the country. of course, agricultural commodities from brazil are crucial for china to feed its population, but china plays a major role in infrastructural development in brazil and also in key industries, like metals and min
Its wednesday, the 3rd of april. Three british aid workers who died in an israeli air strike in gaza have been named. John chapman, James Henderson and james kirby were amongst seven others who were killed. The men were part of a Security Team working for the Charity World central kitchen. Theres been International Condemnation of the strike, with israel saying it was unintended. Graham satchell reports. The pictures tell their own devastating story. The team from the Charity World central kitchen was travelling in a convoy of three cars you can clearly see their logo. Each car was hit in what looks like a precision targeted attack. The charity has now paid tribute to the seven workers who lost their lives including three british nationals. 57 year old john chapman who is believed to have served in the Royal Marines was working for the charity as a security adviser. James henderson, who was 33, is also understood to have served in the marines. James kirby was a7, and another armed forc