The latest news, analysis and opinion on the spring Budget and how it affects you.
Chancellor looks to chip away at opposition poll lead but party’s MPs fear speech delivered no knockout punch
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Background to Jeremy Hunt’s Budget is a historic hit to living standards, particularly for top third of UK earners
Chancellor announces £242mn for new homes and life sciences in east London financial district and Barking
Fiscal watchdog’s forecasts at odds with Hunt’s assertion that his plans would secure ‘not just higher GDP but higher GDP per head’
The old budgetary theatre will not help improve the dire performance of the UK economy
Nearly half a million households to enjoy average saving of £1,260 a year following Budget announcement
Treasury headroom has shrunk to £8.9bn, leaving UK’s ‘cupboard looking bare’
Chancellor stretches economic reality to make public finances add up
These long-overdue changes will have positive economic consequences too
Jeremy Hunt’s abolition of controversial colonial-era system expected to raise £2.7bn a year
Tech and start-ups welcome U-turn on eligibility criteria for companies to reach out to high-net worth individuals
Tax cuts now put off the reality of how to pay for them later — for both Jeremy Hunt and the shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves
But chancellor Jeremy Hunt disappoints some fellow Tories by extending windfall tax on North Sea oil and gas producers
The chancellor’s effort to boost investment in UK companies simply adds to the savings vehicle’s complexity
Budgets are sometimes described as politicians bribing people with their own money
Chancellor to allow £5,000 to be invested tax-free in London-listed companies as he flags summer NatWest retail share sale
‘Inconsequential, parochial and mildly protectionist’
The new levy and rises on tobacco products contrast with a postponement of duty rises on alcohol
We responded to reader’s queries about tax, personal finance and the economy
Jeremy Hunt also pledges to add £2.5bn to health service’s day-to-day spending in 2024-25
Eligible studios in England will receive 40% tax relief on their business rates until 2034
Decision marks the 14th consecutive year the levy on petrol has not been increased
Jeremy Hunt’s move is blatantly political but there are good arguments for reform
UK chancellor says the move would encourage the wealthy to sell, so boosting state coffers and freeing housing supply
Jeremy Hunt’s statement to the House of Commons
Labour leader accuses government of leaving ‘Britain in recession’ ahead of general election
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