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now on bbc news the week in parliament. hello there, and welcome to the week in parliament, where the chancellor sets out his budget to repair the nation s finances after coronavirus. rishi sunak announces an extension to furlough and higher universal credit, but a freeze on tax thresholds and a tax increase for big business. i recognise they might not be popular, but they are honest. but labour reckons the plans fall short of what s needed. what we got was a budget that papered over the cracks rather than rebuilding the foundations. angry exchanges in the scottish parliament as the row over the alex salmond case continues. there s no argument. if nicola sturgeon broke the ministerial code. the argument is only- about how badly she broke it. this is just about desperate political games for the conservatives. also on this programme, cross party condemnation of a planned cut in aid for yemen. and, in a rare appearance before mps, david cameron says his government did plan for
and maybe a weekend slice of banana cake if you wish. it is a big week for the economy, i keep saying that, and that is because it has been an incredibly turbulent period. this is where we find out the government plans to help the slow move towards growth. thursday, the plan is that he will stand up in parliament and deliver the autumn statement. that is where the chancellor sets out plans for budgets for hospitals, schools and also taxation, benefits, pensions, we will find out what the plan is. why is this autumn statement being what said leslie? it has been incredibly difficult time for the economy. as part of those i would drink decisions the chancellor has described, we know that he expects to make cuts of £35 billion. we also know that he intends to raise taxes more or less for everyone, he says, as part of a plan to raise £20 billion. before that on wednesday we get the latest update