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The March 2024 United Kingdom budget was delivered to the House of Commons by Jeremy Hunt, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, on 6 March 2024. [1] [2] It was the second budget presented by Hunt since his appointment as Chancellor, the last to be delivered during his tenure as chancellor and the last budget to be presented by the Conservative government of Rishi Sunak before the party was ...
In the weeks before the Budget, a cross-party alliance of 30 MPs and peers called for a tax on “extreme wealth”. In a letter to the chancellor, they demand a new 2 per cent tax on assets worth ...
The October 2024 United Kingdom budget presented by Rachel Reeves Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title 2024 United Kingdom budget .
The October 2024 United Kingdom budget was delivered to the House of Commons by Rachel Reeves, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, on 30 October 2024. She is the inaugural female to present a UK Budget, marking the Labour Party's first Budget in over 14 years.
Since autumn 2017 the United Kingdom budget typically takes place in the Autumn in order to allow major tax changes to occur annually, well before the start of the fiscal year. [2] The most recent budget was presented by Rachel Reeves on 30 October 2024. The UK fiscal year ends on 5 April each year. The financial year ends on 31 March of each year.
The committee advises and makes recommendations to the prime minister on ethical standards in public life. [2] It can conduct inquiries and collect evidence to assess institutions, policies and practices. [2] It is formally responsible for: [3] advising the Prime Minister on ethical issues relating to standards in public life
The UK government has spent more than it has raised in taxation since financial year 2001–02, [3] creating a budget deficit and leading to growing debt interest payments. Average government spending per person is higher in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland than it is in England.
In 2024, the Resolution Foundation calculated that the government had "pencilled in" further cuts to public services following the 2024 general election. That is, the tax cuts offered shortly before the election were funded by proposed budget cuts to take place in the 2024–2029 parliament, should the Conservatives have won.