UK chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, with his 2023 Autumn Statement.
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National insurance cuts and business investment were all included, as was the pensions triple lock. But our experts saw some omissions.
UK chancellor Jeremy Hunt.
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Live blog: all the announcements from Chancellor Jeremy Hunt and instant reaction from experts.
Both Sunak and Hunt have hinted at earlier than expected tax cuts recently.
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The UK government has recently indicated that it could make some surprise tax announcements in coming days.
UK chancellor Jeremy Hunt outside 11 Downing Street in London before presenting the latest government budget to Parliament.
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Phil Tomlinson, University of Bath; Alan Shipman, The Open University; Andrew Burlinson, University of East Anglia; Catherine Waddams, University of East Anglia; Despina Alexiadou, University of Strathclyde ; Gavin Midgley, University of Surrey; Jim Watson, UCL; Karen Bloor, University of York; Karl Matikonis, Queen's University Belfast, and Steven McCabe, Birmingham City University
Childcare, pensions and support for energy bills are among the main budget plans for the UK government.
Tory Party Chairman Nadhim Zahawi faces pressure from the public over “careless” tax affairs.
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What is ‘careless behaviour’ in relation to UK tax and in what other ways can people fall foul of HMRC?
Head down, taxes up.
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Phil Tomlinson, University of Bath; Adi Imsirovic, University of Surrey; Cam Donaldson, Glasgow Caledonian University; Despina Alexiadou, University of Strathclyde ; Gavin Midgley, University of Surrey; Hilary Ingham, Lancaster University; Jennifer Castañeda-Navarrete, University of Cambridge; Jonquil Lowe, The Open University; Karen Bloor, University of York; Peter Bloom, University of Essex; Shampa Roy-Mukherjee, University of East London; Steven McCabe, Birmingham City University; Supriya Kapoor, Trinity College Dublin, and Tolu Olarewaju, Keele University
Our panel of academics responds to the UK government’s latest economic plans.
The UK government is becoming adept at U-turns.
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The UK government has not made things easy for businesses recently.
Liz Truss’s plan to cut taxes appealed to Conservative Party members.
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Why the new UK prime minister could struggle to translate her low-tax strategy to the general public.
A spring in his step?
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Keith Baker, Glasgow Caledonian University; Cam Donaldson, Glasgow Caledonian University; Ernestine Gheyoh Ndzi, York St John University; Gavin Midgley, University of Southampton; Jonquil Lowe, The Open University; Karen Bloor, University of York; Karl Schmedders, International Institute for Management Development (IMD); Peter Bloom, University of Essex; Phil Tomlinson, University of Bath; Renaud Foucart, Lancaster University; Sarah Schiffling, Liverpool John Moores University; Slawomir Raszewski, University of East London; Steven McCabe, Birmingham City University; Victoria Honeyman, University of Leeds, and W David McCausland, University of Aberdeen
The government knows 2022 is going to be tough for voters.
What’s in the box?
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Ernestine Gheyoh Ndzi, York St John University; Alexander Tziamalis, Sheffield Hallam University; Cam Donaldson, Glasgow Caledonian University; Despina Alexiadou, University of Strathclyde ; Edward Thomas Jones, Bangor University; Gabriella Legrenzi, Keele University; Gavin Midgley, University of Southampton; Jonquil Lowe, The Open University; Karl Schmedders, International Institute for Management Development (IMD); Michael Jacobs, University of Sheffield; Phil Tomlinson, University of Bath, and Steven McCabe, Birmingham City University
Sunak talked about a new age of optimism, but it doesn’t feel like that for many people.
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Some economists think it should be replaced.
New chancellor, Rishi Sunak delivers his first budget.
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Phil Tomlinson, University of Bath; Cam Donaldson, Glasgow Caledonian University; Craig Berry, Manchester Metropolitan University; Gabriella Conti, UCL; Gavin Midgley, University of Southampton; John Weeks, SOAS, University of London; Karl Schmedders, International Institute for Management Development (IMD); Madeleine Gabriel, Nesta; Ross Brown, University of St Andrews, and W David McCausland, University of Aberdeen
Rishi Sunak has delivered his first budget as UK chancellor and the Conservative Party’s first budget since winning the 2019 general election.
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Its billionaire boss was a strong supporter of exiting the EU. Now the company is moving its headquarters out of Britain, too.
Raising revenue through corporation tax hikes won’t be a piece of cake.
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Labour has pledged to raise the rate of corporation tax to 26% by 2020. How much could this raise?
Do the Chancellor’s sums add up.
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Rates of corporation tax have a very human impact.
Chancellor George Osborne delivers his eighth budget.
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Geraint Johnes, Lancaster University; Alan Shipman, The Open University; Andrew Street, University of York; Anya Ahmed, University of Salford; Daniel Muijs, University of Southampton; David Eiser, University of Stirling; Eoin Flaherty, Queen's University Belfast; Gavin Midgley, University of Southampton; John Maloney, University of Exeter; John Van Reenen, London School of Economics and Political Science; Jonquil Lowe, The Open University, and Stephen Roper, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick
Amid sluggish global growth and a stuttering UK economy, George Osborne delivers his eighth budget.
