Income tax likely to go up if national insurance scrapped, Hunt suggests Labour says chancellor’s ambition to eventually abolish NI would cost £46bn a year, and party questions how move would be paid for
Chancellor to raise UK government borrowing to fund budget measures – OBR Office for Budget Responsibility says national insurance and tax cuts will be paid for by average £8bn-a-year borrowing to 2028-29
Budget 2024 live: Jeremy Hunt cuts national insurance, abolishes non-dom status and raises child benefit threshold – as it happened NI cut of 2p announced, along with new tax on vapes, end of tax relief for holiday lettings and more cash for NHS IT system
Budget 2024: Hunt gambles with highest tax burden since second world war Chancellor’s £10bn national insurance cut funded by scrapping ‘non-dom’ tax breaks is final major economic intervention before election
Budget 2024 calculator: find out if you are better or worse off Use our interactive tool to see how you have been affected by the chancellor’s tax and spending announcements
‘We all know how her show ends’: Jeremy Hunt’s worst budget day jokes Labour’s Angela Rayner and Rachel Reeves were used as punchlines in the chancellor’s sometimes obscure jokes
Jeremy Hunt’s last budget before an election – but not his last roll of the dice These latest tax cuts were not the gamechanger the Tories need before the election
Jeremy Hunt plans to tax vaping products and raise tobacco duty Campaigners say measure will help tackle ‘pocket money’ pricing that attracts young children to vaping
Sunak and Hunt’s last stand? Our panel responds to the Tories’ spring budget Will the tax cuts at the heart of the chancellor’s make-or-break budget give his party any hope?
Wednesday briefing: What’s in Hunt’s spring budget – and how will he pay for it? In today’s newsletter: As the chancellor presents a plan aimed at satisfying the Tory faithful, we look at what he will do and what it will mean for you
What to expect from Jeremy Hunt’s spring budget The chancellor’s biggest giveaway is likely to be a further cut to national insurance contributions
Budget in five charts: what will underpin Jeremy Hunt’s statement? Falling inflation and so-called fiscal headroom will guide a chancellor keen to heed calls from Tories for tax cuts
Jeremy Hunt defies public services alarm with pre-election budget tax cuts Chancellor set to cut 2p off national insurance but some Tories say more is needed to bolster election chances
Jeremy Hunt to cut national insurance by 2p in budget Pre-election giveaway should save average earner £450 a year but spending cuts may follow
What are the UK’s ‘fiscal rules’ and why is the OBR under attack? The Treasury watchdog is seen by some Tories as a block to tax cuts – and could be ignored by Jeremy Hunt