Rishi Sunak’s first Budget confirmed what we had suspected. Boris Johnson’s Tories are not the party of Margaret Thatcher, or even David Cameron. That is why it is no exaggeration to describe yesterday as historic. The spectacle of this passionate, articulate, confident young Chancellor of Indian descent showed on one level how much the old … Read more
PROFESSOR MATTHEW GOODWIN: Rishi Sunak’s bulldozer budget for Boris Johnson’s ‘red wall’ By Matthew Goodwin For The Daily Mail Published: 22:29 GMT, 11 March 2020 | Updated: 23:04 GMT, 11 March 2020 This is essentially a budget for blue-collar Britain – for the left-behind communities and left-out workers who, at the recent election, gave Conservatives … Read more
BUDGET 2020 AT A GLANCE: The key points of Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s crucial speech as it happens By Alex Sebastian For This Is Money Published: 12:26 GMT, 11 March 2020 | Updated: 12:42 GMT, 11 March 2020 As the newly-installed Chancellor Rishi Sunak gets to his feet to deliver his and this Government’s first Budget … Read more
An increasingly serious coronavirus outbreak and a surprise change of Chancellor have upended early predictions of what might be in the Budget next Wednesday. As the health threat mounts and overshadows many more mundane concerns, Rishi Sunak might be forced to tailor his speech around a crisis prevention strategy rather than post-election winning giveaways or … Read more
Coronavirus crisis casts cloud over Rishi Sunak’s first Budget but pledge to raise national insurance threshold will likely go ahead By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Published: 21:52 GMT, 6 March 2020 | Updated: 21:52 GMT, 6 March 2020 The Chancellor Rishi Sunak will deliver next Wednesday’s Budget against the most uncertain economic backdrop … Read more
New Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s March 11 budget plans ‘are thrown into chaos’ by coronavirus – as global stock markets brace for another wipeout week Global crisis last week spooked investors and sent stock markets into free-fall Traders are braced for another bruising week on world’s blue-chip exchanges The Office for Budget Responsibility is expected to … Read more
Inheritance tax ‘loophole’ that allows wealthy families to avoid levy by investing in farmland could be closed in Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Budget Currently people can invest in assets and their children don’t pay inheritance tax The rules exist to allow family-owned businesses or farms to be passed on However, some critics say this is simply … Read more