Vaping products will come in october 2026 and the existing tax on tobacco will increase. The chancellor says thats in order to maintain the financial incentive to choose over smoking. Windfall tax on the profits of energy firms draw will be extended into 2029 even that was previously scheduled to end in 2028. Increase in flight duty for Business Class tickets, non dom tax free dream on People Living overseas and didnt that it will be replaced with new rules from april 2025. Bigger picture the uk economy now. The obr, office of budget responsibility predicts the economy is going to grow and add 1. 9 we are currently on a technical recession. Inflation rate forecast to fall below 2 target this year but the underlying debt. 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, there is a lot to chew over and we have tried to bring up to date on the main headlines but
Products to start in october 2026. And. The chancellor says its in order to maintain the financial incentive to choose vaping over smoking. Lets move on to the broader picture for the uk economy. In the office of budget and responsibility has predicted that. Remember, were in a technical recession at the moment. Lets move onto debt. Lots of figures in numbers but its important we take you through the main developments from todays budget. In a moment ill be discussing is in finer detail with my colleague. Ill also bejoined by our Economics Correspondent who is in the newsroom for us. First our Political Correspondent looks back at todays development here in West Minister. I5 at todays development here in West Minister. ,. ,. , minister. Is this an Election Winnin minister. Is this an Election Winning budget, minister. Is this an election | winning budget, chancellor . Minister. Is this an Election Winning budget, chancellor . As jeremy hunt pose for the last photo, dues before the budge
Im lucy, welcome. Hollywood Studio Bosses and the Union Representing writers have reached a tentative deal. Writers have been on strike since early may. The 15,000 plus members still have to vote to ratify the deal. In a statement, the Writers Guild of america said we can say, with great pride, that this deal is exceptional with meaningful gains and protections for writers in every sector of the membership. Actors, though, are Still Holding industrial action. They have been on strike sincejuly. Both strikes have hit the Entertainment Industry hard. Cbs correspondent Wendy Gilette told me what this deal means. This tentative deal between the Writers Guild union and Hollywood Studios is a three year contract. Not many other details have been released just yet. If its approved by the unions 11,000 members, talk shows could get back to work within days. The Writers Guild is calling the agreement exceptional with meaningful gains and protections for writers in every sector of the membership
Well, this was the Liz Truss Economics and it led to disaster. There is no magical connection between cutting income tax one day and getting growth the next. Economic growth is a difficult process. It is about raising productivity and things we have been talking about for 50 or 60 years. Getting the Economy Moving will involve things like long term industrial strategy, concentrating on improved training, something we have been trying to do for a long time. Butjust income tax is a Magic Money Tree Economics that makes no sense. There is a short term feeling that an election is coming closer with rishi sunak s queens speech. Have the lib dems got to compromise some of their ideas on things like House Building where the target has been for 300,000 houses to make things affordable for young people and now they are talking about cutting that in half and just going for affordable quality housing, in order to win over conservative voters . Well, the country does need more housing, but there i