All news on the topic: The Budget

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Cigarette tax explained - new price and whether it penalises poor or save lives
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has announced another hike to the tobacco duty tax, meaning more costly cigarettes for smokers. The Mirror looks at why the government has been increasing the tax and examines if it actually works
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National Insurance cut to new vape charge - Budget 2024 at a glance
The Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announces an NI tax giveaway and non-dom tax U-turn at the Budget in a desperate attempt to turn around the Tories' dire ratings in the polls
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Keir Starmer blasts Budget as Tories' 'last desperate act' ahead of election
Labour leader Keir Starmer called the Spring Budget 'just another short-term cynical political gimmick' as he said the Tories' 'complacency takes your breath away'
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Martin Lewis 'disappointment' over change not mentioned in Jeremy Hunt Budget
Martin Lewis said he was watching eagerly for Jeremy Hunt to today address Child Benefit and other amendments to our spending as he delivered spring budget 2024
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National Insurance calculator - enter salary to see what you'll save in Budget
Jeremy Hunt has today announced a 2p cut in National Insurance as part of his Budget, in a move that will save the average worker around £450
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Jeremy Hunt hikes aviation tax in Budget - what it means for your holidays
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has announced a hike in the tax paid for those on "non-economy flights" - such as business class and first class as part of his 2024 Budget
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Exact date 27m workers will get pay boost from Budget National Insurance cut
However, this threshold for when you start paying National Insurance remains frozen until April 2028 - this means more people still risk being dragged into paying tax for the first time
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Child Benefit change to 'unfair' charge confirmed in major boost for families
Under current rules, if one person earns over £60,000 then they need to pay back 100% of their Child Benefit - but campaigners have called this unfair on single parents
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Is the price of cigarettes going up? Full changes to tobacco duty explained
Smokers will be pleased to hear that there will be no increase in Tobacco Duty from today meaning the price of cigarettes will not change right now - but a major hike will be introduced from October 2026
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Jeremy Hunt in major Budget U-turn as Tories abolish non-dom tax for super rich
Tory Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has previously described scrapping the non-dom tax status as the 'wrong thing to do' and suggested rich foreigners could leave Britain
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Government comes after holiday lets by scrapping £300million tax break
Jeremy Hunt, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, has announced in his 2024 budget that generous tax break scheme designed to benefit holiday let landlords will be scrapped
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Jeremy Hunt slammed for fat jibe dubbed 'worst joke in Budget Day history'
In the House of Commons, Jeremy Hunt brought up comments by Labour peer Peter Mandelson who said Keir Starmer could "shed a few pounds"
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Fuel duty frozen for 14th year in a row - saving millions of drivers around £50
The "temporary" 5p cut to fuel duty was first introduced by Rish Sunak in 2022 and it has been extended each tax year since - Jeremy Hunt says today's extension will save drivers on average around £50 a year
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Cost of living scheme that gives free vouchers and cash is extended again
The Household Support Fund was first launched in October 2021 and gave each local council a pot of cash to help struggling households with the cost of living
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Universal Credit claimants given more time to pay off emergency loan
Budgeting advance can help pay for emergency household costs, rent in advance or a deposit, help with starting your new job including travel costs, or funeral costs
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Jeremy Hunt once splashed £44,000 of tax-payer cash on a new loo for his office
In the latest spring Budget, Chancellor Jeremy Huntpromised to help families with 'permanent cuts in taxation' to give 'much needed help during challenging times'. But the politician was once branded 'outrageous' after it was revealed he had spent £44k of public money on a bathroom
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Jeremy Hunt's home life - net worth, age-gap wife's nickname and property empire
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt will make a Budget statement in the House of Commons today where he is expected to announce a 'lower tax economy'- but what do his own finances look like? And who is his wife Lucia?
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Jeremy Hunt's odd feud with Stephen Hawking over NHS remarks
Ahead of Jeremy Hunt delivering his second Spring budget as Chancellor of the Exchequer, we take a look back at the politician's controversial 'seven-day NHS' plan which received backlash from none other than renowned scientist Stephen Hawking
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Jeremy Hunt told teachers and NHS staff will quit if austerity used for tax cuts
As the Chancellor considers imposing cuts to pay for tax giveaways in the Budget, a TUC poll of public sector workers found almost 40% are considering leaving their professions
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Teaching assistant's desperate Budget plea as schools falling apart without cash
James Wilton, 32, who works at a special needs school in Leeds, warned that Jeremy Hunt 'does not have a clue' as it was warned the Chancellor could make cuts in the Budget
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Jeremy Hunt's 2024 Budget could be 'life or death' for independent pubs - expert
Ahead of Jeremy Hunt's Budget announcement tomorrow, the Mirror spoke to a pub trade expert about the state of the industry and the best-case scenario for landlords
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See how much National Insurance or Income Tax cut could add to your pay packet
All eyes will be on Chancellor Jeremy Hunt this week, to see if he makes any changes to National Insurance or Income Tax as part of his Spring Budget
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Family finances doing much worse under Tories than when Labour was in power
Ahead of the Budget, figures show that household incomes have risen significantly slower under the Conservatives than when Tony Blair and Gordon Brown were in No10
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Electric car charging rules 'unfair' with calls to end 'injustice'
Electric vehicle drivers have called for "unnecessary and unfair" VAT rates to be slashed over a charging "injustice" - with experts are calling on the government to make changes
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'Budget 2024: Steal from Starmer, cut common sense, and overspend on hot air'
Jeremy Hunt's Budget on Wednesday will bore the pants off you, says Fleet Street Fox. Here's what you'll miss