The Guardian says Rishi Sunak has sought to defend his mini-budget against accusations he failed to shield Britain’s poorest families from the worst hit to living standards in six decades.
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The Independent says Britain is heading for its biggest fall in living standards since the 1950s this year, despite a mini-Budget in which chancellor Rishi Sunak slashed £330 off national insurance.
BBC News says Chancellor Rishi Sunak has set out measures aimed at combating soaring energy, food and fuel prices, in his Spring Statement – resisting calls to scrap April’s National Insurance hike.
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The Guardian says the poorest households in the UK could see their cost of living jump by as much as 10% by this autumn if Russia’s invasion leads to a prolonged conflict.
The Guardian says Rishi Sunak will take some limited action to tackle the cost of living crisis in this month’s spring statement but will reject calls to beef up his much-criticised energy bill reduction scheme.
The Guardian says Rishi Sunak is facing renewed pressure from business leaders to delay a planned £12bn rise in national insurance, amid warnings over soaring costs for companies and households.
The Independent says Rishi Sunak sent Partygate questionnaire by police – Sunak is effectively being questioned under caution.
The Metro says Rishi Sunak has heaped pressure on Boris Johnson to apologise for aiming a discredited slur at the Labour leader.
The Guardian says Rishi Sunak has warned households suffering from Britain’s worsening cost of living crisis to brace themselves for further increases in energy costs later this year.
The Metro says Businesses affected by the Omicron wave of Covid are being offered grants of up to £6,000 to help them get through the crisis.
The Guardian says Rishi Sunak has been forced to cut short a trip to California and fly back to London to draw up an emergency rescue package.
The Guardian says a group of 30 UK millionaires have called on the chancellor to tax them and other rich people more because they can afford to pay it.
BBC News says the NHS in England is to receive an extra £5.9bn in this week’s Budget, the money will be used to help clear the record backlog of people waiting for tests and scans.
The Daily Express says RISHI SUNAK is preparing to slash City of London taxes to bolster Brexit Britain’s reputation as a global financial hub.
The Daily Express says In the face of fears of a cost of living crisis in the coming months, the Treasury is looking at ways to help families.
The Guardian says employers’ groups representing more than a quarter of jobs in Britain have called on Rishi Sunak to cut business rates.
The Guardian says Rishi Sunak is poised to usher in cuts worth £2bn for government departments tasked with meeting the Tories’ flagship “levelling up” agenda.
The Guardian says Rishi Sunak is to save billions of pounds by counting as aid financial assistance to poor countries.
The Daily Express says contactless payments provide an additional avenue to reduce Covid transmission.
The Guardian says Chancellor Rishi Sunak will announce a £500m extension to his “plan for jobs” on Monday as the government tries to avoid a surge in unemployment.
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UK house prices rose by almost £5,000 in August as the property market continued to boom following the partial end to stamp duty holiday.
The Guardian says Rishi Sunak said Britain’s economy was bouncing back after the latest official figures showed the number of workers on payrolls surged in June by 356,000.
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