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Posted on 1st November 20244th November 2024

Immediate reaction to the October Budget, 2024

This is the first Labour Budget since 2010, and the first by a woman in UK history. It is aimed at raising economic growth in the long run, funded by tax rises and increased borrowing in the short term. The tax rises mainly came from employers’ National Insurance contributions and employers’ contributions to pensions, which …

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Posted on 24th March 202225th July 2024

An election Budget?

This Budget was presented by a government that seemed to be preparing for an imminent general election. It promised tax cuts, continued growth, lower fiscal deficits and more spending on the NHS and the welfare state.    Of course, a lot of this may not come to pass. Given the significant turbulence of the last …

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