BBCNEWS BBC News July 7, 2024
hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. an independent think tank in britain says the uk government's "mini budget" is likely to leave the vast majority of taxpayers worse off. the chancellor kwasi kwarteng's package of measures include scrapping the top rate of income tax for the highest earners and reducing the basic rate by a penny. the institute for fiscal studies says that only those with incomes of more than 155,000 will be net beneficiaries over the current parliament. ben king reports. here in reading and around the uk, people feel like they could ...