Its long been thought that 10,000 is the magic number, but could walking 5,000 steps a day be enough to see a benefit . The white house is marking one year since President Biden signed the chips for america legislation. It earmarked 52. 7 million in subisdies for the Semiconductor Industry in the us. The Commerce Department started taking in applications injune for the Subsidy Programme for Us Semiconductor manufacturing and since then, more than 460 companies have expressed interest in the funding. The programme is part of the administrations bid to boost competitiveness with chinas science and technology. The Commerce Department is also tyring to ensure that china doesnt benefit from the subsidies. Adrienne elrod is director of external and Government Affairs in the chips for America Office of the Us Department of commerce. How does the Biden Administration believe this legislation serves economic and National Security . First of all i think, thank you for having me, it is great to t
British ice are tax Free Allowance to invest in uk listed companies. British isa tax Free Allowance. Moving on to the uk economy. The Office For Budget Responsibility predicts uk economy will grow by 0. 8 this year and 1. 9 next year. The uks Inflation Rate is also forecast to fall below 2 target this year. But the underlying debt, excluding Bank Of England debt, is forecast to be 91. 7 of gdp this year rising to 92. 8 next year. The government also kept a freeze on alcohol duty, which had been due to end in august, which will now continue until february 2025. There will be a new tax on vaping products to start in october 2026, and the existing tax on tobacco will increase. The chancellor says is in order to maintain the financial incentive to choose vaping over smoking. 0n transport and energy, the government has frozen the fuel duty again and kept the 5p cut in fuel duty on petrol and diesel, due to end later this month for another year. A windfall tax on the profits of energy firms,
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
His time for choosing. I wondered if he will choose his time for choosing. I wondered if he will choose her his time for choosing. I wondered if he will choose her as his time for choosing. I wondered if he will choose her as his his time for choosing. I wondered if he will choose her as his vice he will choose her as his Vice President ial candidate. Nikki haley theyre bowing out of the us president ial race this year. The government has warned it Mayjudge Israel to be in breach of International Humanitarian law if it fails to allow more aid into gaza. It comes as the World Food Programme says the israeli army has thwarted its first attempt in two weeks to take food aid to northern gaza. Israel hasnt commented yet. But israeli war cabinet member benny gantz is in london today, where he has met the foreign secretary, lord cameron. Earlier, lord cameron had told parliament there was dreadful suffering in the territory and patience with israel was running thin. And the situation is very