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And sally nugent. our headlines today — a cut in fuel duty and changes to national insurance payments. theyre two of the options available to rishi sunak as he tackles the cost of living in todays spring statement. prices todays spring statement. continue to rise at their fastest prices continue to rise at their fastest rate for 30 years. inflation hits 6.2%. i am asking traders on merseyside what they want to hear from the chancellor later, and what surprises they might have in store. the ukr...

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Welcome to bbc news. the chancellor rishi sunak has unveiled his spring statement in the house of commons. his update on the state of the countrys finances comes as the cost of living continues to soar — with figures released this morning showing prices rose by 6.2% in the 12 months to february — the fastest for 30 years. lets take a look at what was announced, starting with three immediate measures. the chancellor announced help for motorists, with fuel duty cut by 5p per litre. the cut wil...

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Butjust tinkering around the edges isnt going to be enough to help stevie and millions like her. colletta smith, bbc news, at the peace hall in halifax. in the last few minutes, weve had some breaking news on the latest inflation figures. nina can tell us more. the reality is here, that is higher than we expected, at the 6.2%. that is the rate at which prices were increasing from february last year till february this year, 6.2%. it points in particular to clothing and footwear, inflation on thos...

Events are held across the uk to remember lives lost, and sacrifices made during the pandemic. and the womens world number one — australias ash barty says shes hanging up her tennis racket — at just 25—years—old. good morning. welcome to the programme. first... the chancellor rishi sunak will unveil his spring statement in the commons later today, as the country faces increasing pressure from rising energy, fuel and food costs. it comes as official figures, released this morning, show th...

Record 30-year high. and sadly facing calls, a chancellor told me a few minutes ago, a wealth tax would help a bit more on that in just a moment first, lets speak to our business correspondent helen ann smith. of course, prices have skyrocketed. morning. lets reflect on the inflation figures, i want something, certainly, but with the promise of more to come, frankly >> reporter: yeah, thats right. i think really a sense that the statistics are starting to back up what a lot of people are feeling...

Good evening. the chancellor, rishi sunak, has set out his plans to address the cost of living crisis, predicted to be the worst in decades. he told mps that fuel duty would be cut by 5p per litre, through to march next year. though national insurance payments are set to rise from april 6th, he said the threshold at which people will have to pay any contribution will be raised by £3,000 from july. that means youll need to earn at least £12,570 a year before paying any income tax or national in...