Ministers questions. It is always a little different, the pmqs ahead of the budget. He has vacated the chair for the Deputy Speaker. She will be going through some of the notices ahead ofjeremy hunt, the chancellor, delivering his Budget Statement. He will take to his feet shortly and will probably speak for about an hour shortly and will probably speak for Aboutan Hourand shortly and will probably speak for about an hour and then it will be the turn of the leader of the opposition, keir starmer to respond. We will take both of those live and uninterrupted and we will then have reaction from the Chief Secretary to the treasury, laura trott, part of the treasury, laura trott, part of the Treasury Team and her shadow for labour. Here isjeremy hunt. Madam Deputy Speaker, as we mourn the loss of life in israel and gaza, the loss of life in israel and gaza, the Prime Minister reminded us of the Prime Minister reminded us of the need the Fight Extremism and heal divisions. I start today by r
Todays budget might have left you with a bit more money in your pocket but some of the Public Services you rely on will face big Spending Cuts. So is it a vote winner . Mr chancellor of the exchequer. Cheering it was the last Spring Budget before the next election. Tonight well interrogate Whyjeremy Hunt made the announcements he did. And interrrogate one of his treasury ministers. Overall, the tax burden is going up. Correct . The tax burden is still too high, overall. Absolutely. And its going up . Well also talk to labours Campaign Chief. Well talk live to representatives of business and Public Sector workers and our Politics Panel is here to help us decode it all and tell us when we might be going to the polls. Todays was a budget that was as much about what comes next as about what comes now. Theres another 2p cut in National Insurance that will kick in soon but theres also the growing realisation that whoever wins the next election, they will face a daunting choice either oversee
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he is at central lobby, welcome to you. labour have been saying that rishi sunak has been a tax raising chancellor, but today he has promised to cut the basic rate of income tax by ip in 2024 and is increasing the threshold by which we start paying national insurance by £3000, which is a £6 billion tax cut which will benefit many workers, so do we want to change your mantra about rishi sunak? trio. do we want to change your mantra about rishi sunak? about rishi sunak? no, we learnt three things about rishi sunak? no, we learnt three things today about rishi sunak? no, we learnt three things today in about rishi sunak? no, we learnt three things today in this - three things today in this statement. the first is that we are about to be hit with the biggest hit in living standards on record. that is what the obr have said today. certainly the biggest in the post war period. nothing that was said today is going to change that. the second thing to your question about tax is this ha