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Cometh the hour, cometh the golden boy. As the Chancellor of the Exchequer resumed his seat in the Commons shortly after 1.30pm yesterday, a great cry went up from the Government benches. It was a deep, booming roar, loud enough to loosen window putty. They probably heard it all the way over in the Treasury. … Read more
Viewers are baffled as Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Budget folder appears to change magically from red to green in TV clip Rishi Sunak used his first Budget to promise decisive action on coronavirus But viewers who tuned in spotted his case appear to change colour on TV Social media user joked it was a sign Dominic … Read more
BUDGET 2020 AT A GLANCE: The key points of Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s crucial speech as it happens By Alex Sebastian For This Is Money Published: 12:26 GMT, 11 March 2020 | Updated: 12:26 GMT, 11 March 2020 As the newly-installed Chancellor Rishi Sunak gets to his feet to deliver his and this Government’s first Budget … Read more
PAUL THOMAS on… Rishi Sunak’s coronavirus Budget By Paul Thomas For The Daily Mail Published: 23:41 GMT, 10 March 2020 | Updated: 23:45 GMT, 10 March 2020 Advertisement The Chancellor’s working from home today – he has a bit of a sniffle. To order a print of this Paul Thomas cartoon or one by Pugh, … Read more
An increasingly serious coronavirus outbreak and a surprise change of Chancellor have upended early predictions of what might be in the Budget next Wednesday. As the health threat mounts and overshadows many more mundane concerns, Rishi Sunak might be forced to tailor his speech around a crisis prevention strategy rather than post-election winning giveaways or … Read more
Coronavirus crisis casts cloud over Rishi Sunak’s first Budget but pledge to raise national insurance threshold will likely go ahead By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Published: 21:52 GMT, 6 March 2020 | Updated: 21:52 GMT, 6 March 2020 The Chancellor Rishi Sunak will deliver next Wednesday’s Budget against the most uncertain economic backdrop … Read more
New Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s March 11 budget plans ‘are thrown into chaos’ by coronavirus – as global stock markets brace for another wipeout week Global crisis last week spooked investors and sent stock markets into free-fall Traders are braced for another bruising week on world’s blue-chip exchanges The Office for Budget Responsibility is expected to … Read more
Inheritance tax ‘loophole’ that allows wealthy families to avoid levy by investing in farmland could be closed in Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Budget Currently people can invest in assets and their children don’t pay inheritance tax The rules exist to allow family-owned businesses or farms to be passed on However, some critics say this is simply … Read more