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Friday’s front pages continue their coverage of the fallout from the Spring Budget, which Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced earlier in the week. Several papers highlight fears over how the tax cuts will be paid for with one publication suggesting it could blow a £40bn hole in finances. Another paper questions why neither of the main two parties are willing to explain spending cuts before the upcoming 2024 election. 

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Front page summary The Independent – 2p: Too little, too late? Hunt bets on NI cuts to revive Tories Ex-chancellor George Osbourne says the 2p national insurance cut in Jeremy Hunt’s spring budget will not be a “silver bullet” to revive the Conservative party’s fortunes, The Independent reports. Elsewhere, the front page features a report on Nikki Haley dropping out of the US presidential race – leading to a Trump-Biden rematch.  The Independent – Sunak’s big election gamble: 2p off NI – but no cut in income taxBy WTX NewsMarch 6, 2024 The main stories Like this article? why don’t you share…

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The chancellor’s budget announcement is “a last desperate act” ahead of the general election, with tax at its highest level since 1948 despite a 2p national insurance cut, according to The Guardian. It adds that the cuts bring the “threat of a fresh squeeze on public spending to come after polling day”.

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Man charged with murder of missing Australian woman A 22-year-old Australian man has been formally charged with the murder of a woman who disappeared a month ago after leaving her residence. Samantha Murphy vanished after setting out for a jog from her home in Ballarat, Victoria, on February 4th. Despite extensive search efforts, the whereabouts of the 51-year-old mother of three remain unknown. Authorities arrested the individual at his residence in Ballarat, approximately 115 kilometres (70 miles) northwest of Melbourne, on Wednesday. He has yet to make a plea. On Thursday, law enforcement disclosed that the man had intentionally assaulted…

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