chancellor rishi sunak will announce the budget later. rather than continuing to borrow money to prop up the economy, as he had to during the pandemic, he will instead try to show that he can manage the books and rein in spending. but with food and energy prices rising demand for support is high as faisal islam, our economics editor, reports. underpinning every budget is a precisionjudgment about the state of the economy, and that has never been more complex. cube precision, an engineering company in the west midlands, like other businesses around the country, has rebounded impressively in recent months but now the pressure is on, prices and wages are on the rise. day to day living for staff is getting more expensive which means they would like to earn more money and in orderfor us to do that we had to increase our prices to customers but we have to take into mind that energy prices are going up as well and also national insurance will be going up. rishi sunak will be kee
freeze in england is coming to an end, with the chancellor announcing that more than five million people are in line for a pay rise next year. rishi sunak said it was right that public sector workers should see their wages go up, with better than expected economic conditions. he ll give further details in wednesday s budget. here s our political correspondent, alex forsyth. behind the treasury s closed doors, the budget plans are being drawn up. but, while the official announcement s still days away, details of spending plans have started to emerge. today, news of a wage rise for some of the lowest paid. the cost of living is a really important issue. the key thing is that today s announcement, an extra £1,000 a year for people on the national living wage, is a really important protection against those pressures, and it helps to make sure that every family in the country where people are in work can really see that this is a government that s on their side. people working in
it s one of a number of spending pledges to be unveiled in wednesday s budget. here s our business correspondent, katy austin. whether it s for work or leisure, how easy is it to get about where you live? greater manchester is one area set to receive cash to spend on transport improvements, such as tram upgrades and bus corridors. i think it s going to be a great idea for bolton, and it ll save time on people, like, using buses and trains, direct links straight in, and good for the environment, as well. if there was a convenient tram from preston to manchester, i d definitely consider it. it ll be for regional authorities to decide exactly how the money is spent. this is not a day for any negativity. it feels like a real breakthrough for levelling up today, the government feels as though it s listening and buying in to the greater manchester vision, so it s a good day. next week, the chancellor is expected to confirm £5.7 billion for a range of projects in england s big city
direction. behind it, brighterskies for wales and western parts of england and indeed scotland and northern ireland where it is sunshine and showers, if you catch when it could be heavy. overnight, clear spells and a few showers, a few will trickle further east as we go on. temperatures a little lower tonight with more spots in single figures. tomorrow, we are expecting a breezy day with more spells of sunshine around but also showers too mainly in western areas in the south of england but it doesn t feel like a particularly wet day anywhere temperatures may be a little bit down on where they have been today, it will feel a bit fresher, very mild to come. hello this is bbc news. the headlines: britain s chancellor, rishi sunak, is promising investment across the board in public services in his budget on wednesday as part of a plan to rebuild the economy. strong investment in public services, driving economic growth by investing in infrastructure, innovation and skills, giv
for england and wales. we start breezy, mild some sunshine around for monday morning. lots of showers from the word go across western areas, these will become a lot more widespread particularly across scotland, northern ireland, perhaps england and wales and developing across southern england as well. eastern parts will tend to stay driest for so a few showers will get in here and it s going to be a blustery day wherever you are in a very mild particularly across the south. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines. labourjoins calls from doctors leaders and health unions for the government to reimpose some coronavirus restrictions in england warning that the vaccine rollout is losing traction. we need to do more to get on top of this virus protector national health service and stop more stringent measures being having to be introduced further down the line. the chancellor promises a budget that invests in infrastructure, innovation and skills as the economy recovers from t