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• Sunak goes big and bold to try to repair the public finances

  03-03-2021 21:41
  Projected government borrowing of £355bn in 2020-21 highlights scale of chancellor’s task
  
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• Sunak goes big and bold in bid to repair UK public finances

  03-03-2021 21:41
  Projected government borrowing of £355bn in 2020-21 highlights scale of chancellor’s task
  
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• OBR paints brighter picture for UK economy

  03-03-2021 21:03
  Britain staves off threat of surging unemployment but some analysts warn against too much optimism
  
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• FT Money: Budget experts have their say

  03-03-2021 21:01
  Our panel give their views on some of the chancellor’s key announcements
  
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• UK business leaders warn tax rise could undermine investment push

  03-03-2021 20:52
  Increase seen as a ‘worrying signal’ for investors despite new incentives announced by chancellor
  
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• A tactical Budget that spends today and taxes tomorrow

  03-03-2021 20:46
  Rishi Sunak signals a shift from the fiscal orthodoxy that has reigned since the Thatcher era
  
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• UK women win £2.7bn top-up to underpaid state pensions

  03-03-2021 20:23
  About 200,000 retirees could be in line for payouts averaging £13,500 after years of shortfalls
  
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• Bill to rectify UK women’s pension underpayments put at £2.7bn

  03-03-2021 20:23
  About 200,000 women could be in line for payouts averaging £13,500
  
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• UK chancellor accused of playing politics over ‘levelling-up’ fund

  03-03-2021 20:20
  Sunak’s leafy constituency placed in more needy category for infrastructure financing than former mining towns
  
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• Rishi Sunak accused of playing politics over ‘levelling up’ fund

  03-03-2021 20:20
  Chancellor’s leafy constituency placed in more needy category for infrastructure financing than former mining towns
  
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• Chancellor accused of playing politics over ‘levelling-up’ fund

  03-03-2021 20:20
  Sunak’s leafy constituency placed in more needy category for infrastructure financing than former mining towns
  
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• Budget 2021: Million more set to pay income tax by 2026

  03-03-2021 20:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  People who get a pay rise between this April and 2026 may find themselves paying a higher rate of tax.
  
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• The UK’s ‘new Tory’ economics are different but insufficient

  03-03-2021 20:19
  Rishi Sunak’s Budget reverses some Conservative principles but fails on the vision post-pandemic Britain needs
  
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• ‘Stealth’ raid on income tax thresholds

  03-03-2021 20:17
  Move will affect more than 2m people when introduced in 2022
  
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• UK tax evasion crackdown expected to net £2.2bn

  03-03-2021 20:16
  Tougher penalties unveiled for VAT-paying businesses and self-assessment taxpayers who pay levies late
  
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• Sunak’s Budget hammers home the Tory Covid narrative

  03-03-2021 20:13
  Furlough is the chancellor’s star turn and it has outweighed the government’s missteps
  
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• Campaigners claim Budget fails to address stretched healthcare

  03-03-2021 20:05
  NHS funding set to fall as emergency Covid-19 support is scaled back
  
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• Budget fails to address stretched healthcare services

  03-03-2021 20:05
  NHS funding set to fall as emergency Covid-19 support is scaled back
  
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• UK’s first infrastructure bank to boost climate goal investment

  03-03-2021 19:50
  Industry welcomes pledges for initial £12bn but warns that the move is not a ‘game changer’
  
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• Sunak’s tax freezes are not as harmless as they seem

  03-03-2021 19:41
  Amount paid on income and wealth is set to rise substantially in real terms
  
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• Swishy Rishi sweeps in with goodies before honesty kicks in

  03-03-2021 19:37
  Why does the UK’s chancellor carry this stuff off so much more easily than his boss?
  
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• City executives welcome supportive Budget that prepares for tax rises

  03-03-2021 19:36
  Chancellor had to walk ‘very narrow path between fiscal responsibility and not undermining recovery’
  
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• Many self-employed still out in the cold even after Covid help extended

  03-03-2021 19:30
  Conservative and Labour politicians urge chancellor to aid those still ineligible to claim help
  
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• Financial support for self-employed rises above 1m as relief extended

  03-03-2021 19:30
  Conservative and Labour politicians urge chancellor to aid those still ineligible to claim help
  
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• Tech tax breaks given UK Budget boost

  03-03-2021 19:16
  Treasury to hold consultations on reforming and expanding R&D relief and stock options scheme
  
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• Tech tax breaks given Budget boost

  03-03-2021 19:16
  Treasury to hold consultations on reforming and expanding R&D relief and stock options scheme
  
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• Business leaders voice concern over UK corporation tax rise

  03-03-2021 19:04
  Increase seen as a ‘worrying signal’ for investors despite new incentives announced by chancellor
  
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• Business leaders alarmed by UK corporation tax rise

  03-03-2021 19:04
  Increase seen as a ‘worrying signal’ for investors despite new incentives announced by chancellor
  
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• Budget 2021: Covid deaths set to cut state pension costs

  03-03-2021 18:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Forecasts suggests inheritance tax receipts will also rise, partly due to over-65s dying of Covid
  
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• Universal credit uplift extended by six months

  03-03-2021 18:52
  Chancellor criticised for not going further to avoid ‘perfect storm’ for families later in year
  
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• Banks welcome review of profit surcharge

  03-03-2021 18:51
  Chancellor announces measures to protect London’s position as Europe’s largest financial centre post-Brexit
  
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• Banks in UK welcome review of profit surcharge

  03-03-2021 18:51
  Chancellor announces measures to protect London’s position as Europe’s largest financial centre post-Brexit
  
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• Bank of England given new mandate to buy ‘green’ bonds

  03-03-2021 18:51
  Government makes environmental and climate goals an explicit part of monetary policy
  
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• Eight bidders gain freeport approval in move to boost English regions

  03-03-2021 18:38
  Chancellor says special economic zones will unlock billions of pounds in private sector investment
  
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• Measures to boost skills training disappoint business groups

  03-03-2021 18:36
  Plans under fire for being ‘insufficient’ considering wider personnel shortages facing industry
  
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• Companies enjoy extra £35bn boost until UK economy recovers

  03-03-2021 18:27
  Flagship coronavirus furlough scheme extended while VAT and business rates are cut
  
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• Alcohol tax held steady in boost for UK hospitality sector

  03-03-2021 18:26
  Brewers and pub groups warn that they will need long-term support
  
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• Arts and culture sector handed £408m funding boost

  03-03-2021 18:25
  Museums and theatres welcome grants but many have already cut operations and jobs
  
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• Budget 2021: Rishi Sunak warns tax rises to follow spending spree

  03-03-2021 18:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The UK economy is expected to recover six months faster than expected from the pandemic, the chancellor says.
  
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• Cricket set to benefit from extra £300m for sport

  03-03-2021 18:05
  Chancellor also confirms nearly £3m to fund UK and Ireland bid for 2030 men’s football World Cup
  
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• Biggest UK banks sign up to low-deposit mortgage guarantee scheme

  03-03-2021 18:05
  Chancellor says initiative will address ‘significant barrier’ to joining housing ladder
  
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• UK plans one of Europe’s biggest green bond issuance programmes

  03-03-2021 18:01
  Government to sell £15bn of green gilts this year and proposes heavier borrowing than projected
  
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• UK plans Europe’s biggest green bond issuance programme

  03-03-2021 18:01
  Government to sell £15bn of green gilts this year and proposes heavier borrowing than projected
  
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• Spring Budget 2021 - Rishi Sunak's company tax plan for revival

  03-03-2021 17:58
  
  The chancellor on Wednesday announced a host of measures to stimulate the flagging UK economy
  
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• Labour accuses Sunak of failing to address ‘deep-rooted inequality’

  03-03-2021 17:49
  Starmer says Budget lacks ‘credible plan’ to tackle unemployment or problems in social security system
  
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• Stamp duty holiday extended for UK homebuyers

  03-03-2021 17:43
  Attempt to ease logjam of deals set to cost Treasury more than £1.6bn in lost receipts
  
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• Rishi Sunak prepares the ground for Tory election strategy

  03-03-2021 17:35
  UK chancellor shifts focus from the pandemic to ‘levelling up’ and sound public finances
  
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• Pensions lifetime allowance frozen for five years

  03-03-2021 17:32
  Treasury estimates the move will raise £990m by 2025/26
  
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• UK Budget/corporate tax: Sunak’s £17bn City raid

  03-03-2021 17:15
  The chancellor has sent a message to companies to expect no more favours
  
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• A VAT cut and financial support are top of the small business wish list

  03-03-2021 16:50
  Three businesses from sectors hit hard by the pandemic respond to the chancellor’s announcements
  
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