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Metro – The easy does it budget Summary of the front page The Metro calls the announcement from the chancellor the “easy does it budget”, noting the UK is expected to avoid recession this year with inflation falling to 2.9%. The paper leads with the four areas Mr Hunt said he was focusing on in order to deliver economic growth: Enterprise, Employment, Education, and Everywhere. It adds that he hopes the measures laid out will help “demolish obstacles to work” and persuade up to 7 million people back into the workforce. Today’s top stories Like this article? Leave a comment…

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Financial Times – Hunt defies gloom with upbeat Budget Summary of the front page Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has delivered a defiantly upbeat budget offering a £9bn tax break for business, the Financial Times says. The paper says a £9bn tax break for business, the expansion of free childcare for under-threes and the surprise abolition of the £1m cap on tax-free pension contributions made for a “defiantly upbeat Budget”. The paper says Mr Hunt welcomed forecasts suggesting the UK was to avoid a recession by telling the Commons the “declinists are wrong”, though it also quotes Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer…

The Guardian – Giveaway for the 1% Summary of the front page The Guardian brands the budget a “giveaway for the 1%”, with public services “basically ignored” and left to face “implausibly tight spending”. The pension changes in the Budget put the “wealthiest in line for an enormous tax cut” and amounted to a “giveaway for the 1%”, according to the front page. The paper says that someone with a pension pot worth £2 million will now get a tax cut of £275,000 when they take their tax-free lump sum. Today’s top stories Like this article? Leave a comment UK National…

Daily Express – We’ll make this work for Britain Summary of the front page Chancellor Jeremy Hunt resisted demands from within his own party for tax cuts as he laid out an array of initiatives to put the UK back on the “right track,” the Daily Express reports. The chancellor is described as “resolute” on the front page of the Express. The paper says Mr Hunt resisted demands for tax cuts from some Tory MPs and insisted that the government’s plan was “working”. Today’s top stories Like this article? Leave a comment UK National newspapers Previous Next

Daily Mirror – Pots for the rich Summary of the front page In his budget Chancellor Jeremy Hunt gave the wealthy a £3.8bn tax boost, according to the Daily Mirror. The paper says the chancellor “snubbed” key workers who are desperate for a pay rise. Today’s top stories Like this article? Leave a comment UK National newspapers Previous Next

The Sun – Tanks a lot Summary of the front page Drivers will save £100-a-year on average after Chancellor Jeremy Hunt halted a potential 12p increase in fuel duty, The Sun says. “Tanks a lot!” reads the headline in the Sun. The paper also reports on Cameron Diaz’s film comeback saying its in chaos due to a “meltdown by co-star Jamie Foxx.” Today’s top stories Like this article? Leave a comment UK National newspapers Previous Next