Articles tagged with: Budget

03 Mar 2021 Health

Brexit, Welfare And Social Care: Everything Missing From Rishi Sunak's Budget Plans

Chancellor Rishi Sunak's Budget included some major announcements, but there were also some conspicuous absences too. PoliticsHome points out the gaps.

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03 Mar 2021 Health

Today's Budget fails to address the workforce crisis and funding shortages in Health and Social Care, RCEM says

Responding to the Chancellor's statement in the Commons outlining the Government's Budget, Dr Katherine Henderson, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, said:

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03 Mar 2021 Economy

Bar Council Budget reaction: The Chancellor has turned a blind eye to law and order

It is disappointing to see no extra funding emerging from the Treasury in today’s Budget announcement.

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03 Mar 2021 Economy

CIOB responds to Spring 2021 Budget

The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) has responded to the Government’s latest budget announcement.

03 Mar 2021 Coronavirus

Pubs And Restaurants Welcome Budget But Warn Roadmap Delay Will Destroy More Businesses

Hospitality groups have welcomed the package of support announced by Rishi Sunak, but said pubs and restaurants must be allowed to reopen without limitations on June 21st to avoid more businesses going under.

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03 Mar 2021 Economy

Betting and Gaming Council welcomes Chancellor’s lifeline for high street and hospitality businesses

Standards body the Betting and Gaming Council (BGC), which represents the UK’s betting and gaming industry including betting shops and casinos, has welcomed the Chancellor’s decision to extend the furlough scheme until September, extend business rates relief and introduce grants for hard pressed high street businesses and hospitality.

03 Mar 2021 Coronavirus

Everything Rishi Sunak Announced In The Budget Including Furlough, Universal Credit, Corporation Tax Rise and Freeports

Rishi Sunak has set out his three-point plan for helping the economy recover from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic with a raft of spending commitments, an increase to corporation tax and moving the Treasury to Darlington.

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03 Mar 2021 Economy

Railway industry urges greater clarity for upcoming projects in response to the Budget

Today Chancellor Rishi Sunak MP presented the Spring Budget, setting out a number of policies as the UK looks to an economic recovery post-Coronavirus.

03 Mar 2021 Coronavirus

Universal Credit Uplift Extended In The Budget Amid Reports Chancellor "Took Some Convincing"

Tory backbenchers claimed victory after Chancellor Rishi Sunak confirmed he will maintain the £20 a week uplift to Universal Credit in the Budget for six months.

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03 Mar 2021 Health

Alzheimer's Society comments on the 2021 Budget's lack of plans to double dementia research spending

The Government has not announced plans to double research spending in the 2021 Budget, as was promised in 2019.

03 Mar 2021 Coronavirus

Sunak Reveals "Unprecedented" Tax Cut For Businesses Investing After The Pandemic

Rishi Sunak has announced that companies will be able to reduce their tax bill by up to 130% when they make investments in a policy “never tried before in our country”.

03 Mar 2021 Coronavirus

Rishi Sunak Vows To Do "Whatever It Takes" To Protect Economy With Budget Including Corporation Tax Rise And Covid-19 Recovery Spending

The Chancellor has announced a range of new financial measures to help support businesses recover from the Covid-19 pandemic, but revealed a major increase in corporation tax would be introduced to pay for it.

03 Mar 2021 Economy

Rishi Sunak Will Increase Contactless Payment Limit To £100

The government will more than double the contactless payment limit as part of plans in the Budget to help retail businesses recover from the coronavirus pandemic.

03 Mar 2021 Coronavirus

Budget 2021 Live: Rishi Sunak Has Revealed His Plans For An Economy "Fundamentally Altered" By Covid

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has delivered the government's 2021 Budget to parliament.

03 Mar 2021 Economy

The Budget must finally include the 3 million people left out from Covid financial support

Whichever of the many cracks in support each of these 3 million people has fallen through, they have 262 MPs on their side.

02 Mar 2021 Coronavirus

Government Will Extend Furlough Scheme Until The End Of September

Chancellor Rishi Sunak will announce that he is extending the furlough scheme until the beginning of the autumn to support people out of work because of Covid-19 through the UK's recovery.

02 Mar 2021 Coronavirus

Why Rishi Sunak's Budget Needs To Help Struggling Young People Recover From The Impact Of Covid

Younger age groups may be less vulnerable to the physical effects of Covid-19, but they have taken the brunt of the economic impact of the pandemic, and its reverberations could be felt in earnings for years to come.

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02 Mar 2021 Economy

Railway industry urges Government to put rail at the heart of Coronavirus recovery

Ahead of the Budget tomorrow, Wednesday 3 March, the Railway Industry Association (RIA) has today called on the Government to put rail at the heart of the UK’s recovery from Coronavirus.

02 Mar 2021 Coronavirus

Philip Hammond Warns Rishi Sunak That "Excessive" Tax Rises Will "Choke" The Economy

Former Chancellor Philip Hammond has warned the government that sharp tax rises will hamper the UK's economic recovery, as Rishi Sunak prepares to reveal his Budget on Wednesday.

Budget 2021: Green Homes Grant success pivotal for a green recovery

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02 Mar 2021 Environment

Budget 2021: Green Homes Grant success pivotal for a green recovery 

Now is not the time for the UK to risk undermining its credibility on the global stage at the COP26 and G7 summits, by allowing a keystone green stimulus measure to fail.

Now is not the time for tax rises, says leading construction suppliers

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02 Mar 2021 Economy

Now is not the time for tax rises, says leading construction suppliers

As the suppliers of the materials that construction and a host of other industries rely on, now is not the time to hit our members with tax hikes.

02 Mar 2021 Economy

Hospitality needs a helping hand to build back better

Extending the VAT cut for another year will allow businesses to rebuild and help to keep the costs of staycations and our social reunions affordable for a hard-pressed public.

02 Mar 2021 Economy

The Chancellor should use this opportunity to invest in the workers that have kept our country running during this pandemic

The Budget must not only to deal with the immediate priorities of the pandemic and put right the wrongs of the past year, but set out a vision for modern Britain.

01 Mar 2021 Coronavirus

What Tax Rises Are Most Likely To Be Announced In Rishi Sunak’s Budget?

Rishi Sunak’s 3 March Budget is likely to include a range of Covid support measures, but tax rises could be needed to pay for it. PoliticsHome sets out what looks most likely to be included.