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
budget. panetta served as president clinton as chief of staff from 1994 to 1997. longtime friend founder of the center for american progress, worked under panetta at the white house. he has tremendous respect from people who work for him because he gives respect to the people who work for him. he expects a lot out of you but he gives you respect in return and i think he has the right kind of skills and quality to be a tremendous leader in the pentagon. reporter: panetta is a good fit for the job as secretary of defense, he says. knowing how to navigate capitol hill and his experience serving in the white house and having a pulse on the intelligence community and being an expert on all things budget related. a lot of people say he really has the perfect resume for this job and especially for what the defense department needs to do. in the coming years it s less about fighting wars and more about fighting the bureaucracy and bringing down the pentagon s