Autumn Statement

Snap election speculation as Treasury mulls early Budget

Snap election speculation as Treasury mulls early Budget

U.K.
William Turner

George Osborne, the former chancellor, said Mr Hunt was “opening the door” to a May election but was “unlikely” to walk through ...

State pension to rise 8.5% as triple lock confirmed

State pension to rise 8.5% as triple lock confirmed

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Sophie Anderson

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has confirmed the government will “honour its commitment” to the triple lock in full by increasing the new state ...

Boost for buy-to-let landlords of 1.6m properties as Jeremy Hunt gives rental cash injection

Boost for buy-to-let landlords of 1.6m properties as Jeremy Hunt gives rental cash injection

U.K.
William Turner

Hundreds of thousands of landlords will receive a cash injection worth £1.3bn next year in a move that will protect property owners ...

Biggest tax cut for businesses in 50 years in Autumn Statement

Biggest tax cut for businesses in 50 years in Autumn Statement

U.K.
William Turner

The package, which will be delivered to the House of Commons at about 12.45pm, could be the second-last set of tax and ...

Rishi Sunak pins political hopes on ‘Thatcher’ tax-cutting package

Rishi Sunak pins political hopes on ‘Thatcher’ tax-cutting package

U.K.
William Turner

Hundreds of thousands of people with mental health or mobility issues will be told to look for opportunities to work from home ...

Jeremy Hunt: Next election will be the fight of my life

Jeremy Hunt: Next election will be the fight of my life

U.K.
William Turner

The measures in the Autumn Statement, one of two “fiscal moments” in the political calendar that sees taxation and spending measures announced, ...

Hunt’s room for tax cuts squeezed by £15bn-a-year losses on Bank of England bond sales

Hunt’s room for tax cuts squeezed by £15bn-a-year losses on Bank of England bond sales

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Robert Johnson

Sir John Redwood, who formerly headed Margaret Thatcher’s policy unit, urged the Bank to stop actively selling bonds. He said: “They’re making ...

Rishi Sunak and Jeremy Hunt plan to cut inheritance tax at Autumn Statement

Rishi Sunak and Jeremy Hunt plan to cut inheritance tax at Autumn Statement

U.K.
William Turner

Rishi Sunak and Jeremy Hunt have drawn up plans to cut inheritance tax at next week’s Autumn Statement, The Telegraph understands. The ...

Jeremy Hunt considering inheritance tax cut in Autumn Statement

Jeremy Hunt considering inheritance tax cut in Autumn Statement

U.K.
William Turner

Treasury insiders also cautioned that such projections are highly prone to change as they are subject to factors outside the Government’s control. ...

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