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A full bulletin of news at the top of the hour. Now on bbc news, newscast. Chris, we have got a Cabinet Minister to keep us company this episode. Yes. Mel stride, work and pensions secretary, hello. Good evening, adam. I am impressed you have got a crib sheet there already, started taking notes already. I have only written about three things down i promise it will be full by the end. Then we will mark your homework we will mark your homework like a Human Version of the obr i have got to ask you the big question that has become the classic interview question this week, after the Prime Minister s interview with grazia, do you make your own bed . No, but i do load the dishwasher. 0k. I do walk the dog. And mrs may would approve, i do take the bins out. Because that is a mansjob. So i do that as well. Chris, i want to know ....
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 say ....
Paid for by spending cuts and tax rises elsewhere . And with a general election imminent, how will the Budget Go Down Beyond Westminster . Im in Newcastle Hearing from local businesses and Community Leaders about what they want from the budget and getting their reaction to what the chancellor announces. Yes, its budget mike day. The day has finally arrived. One of the few remaining set pieces were the government gets the opportunity to set out its agenda before the general election. Whenever that happens. We will talk about speculation on a date later. It will be important to hear how the chancellor, jeremy hunt, presents the decisions that he makes today, because we have heard quite a lot about what is going to be in this budget. Lets give you a flavour of that on some of the front pages. The ti ....