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Budget deficit
July 2024
Reeves accuses Hunt of £22bn lie; nonsense, he says. What’s the truth?
Shadow chancellor says successor confected story of ‘black hole’ to distract from tax rises, but things are not clearcut
Labour says higher-than-forecast UK borrowing shows economic challenge ahead
Treasury says it has received worst postwar inheritance as figures reveal £14.5bn deficit in June
Labour must take immediate action to deliver on workers’ rights, says union chief
Post-election honeymoon will be brief unless Keir Starmer holds summit with unions within days, says TUC president
June 2024
Rachel Reeves under Labour pressure to raise capital gains tax to revive public services
Reality check
Reality check: the truth behind the Tories’ £2,000 tax claim
May 2024
Things can only get better? For Sunak and the UK economy, this might be as good as it gets
Jeremy Hunt’s tax cut plans face setback as government borrowing tops £20bn
Current and future chancellor face tough choices after IMF report on UK economy
Jeremy Hunt looks to cut NICs again despite IMF warning of £30bn fiscal hole
NHS spending rise lags behind Tory funding pledges, IFS finds
Tax rises will follow UK election unless fiscal rules are ripped up, says thinktank
April 2024
Thames Water collapse could trigger Truss-style borrowing crisis, Whitehall officials fear
Jeremy Hunt’s scope for tax cuts hit by higher-than-expected borrowing
March 2024
UK government borrows more in February than forecast with highest debt since 1960s
Gordon Brown: UK has to get on war footing for economic growth
Economics viewpoint
Snake oil on steroids: the dishonesty at the heart of Jeremy Hunt’s budget
Richard Partington
IFS warns of Labour and Tory ‘conspiracy of silence’ over future tax and spending plans
Budget 2024: Hunt gambles with highest tax burden since second world war
Jeremy Hunt’s last budget before an election – but not his last roll of the dice
First Edition newsletter
Wednesday briefing: What’s in Hunt’s spring budget – and how will he pay for it?
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