Chancellor has asked the OBR to prepare forecasts for the economy and public finances to be presented to parliament
Business live – latest updatesTories consider scrapping inheritance tax
Jeremy Hunt has announced that a spring budget expected to feature a host of tax cuts will be held on 6 March, fuelling speculation over an early general election.
While government sources insisted nothing should be read into the date, it is the earliest the set-piece fiscal event has been held in 13 years of Conservative government – apart from 2021 when the Treasury was trying to kickstart the economy after Covid.
Continue reading…Chancellor has asked the OBR to prepare forecasts for the economy and public finances to be presented to parliamentBusiness live – latest updatesTories consider scrapping inheritance taxJeremy Hunt has announced that a spring budget expected to feature a host of tax cuts will be held on 6 March, fuelling speculation over an early general election.While government sources insisted nothing should be read into the date, it is the earliest the set-piece fiscal event has been held in 13 years of Conservative government – apart from 2021 when the Treasury was trying to kickstart the economy after Covid. Continue reading…