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Chancellor raises child benefit threshold from £50k – and confirms national insurance will be cut by 2p
The chancellor has confirmed a 2p cut to national insurance and increased child benefit thresholds.In the budget, Jeremy Hunt said “permanent cuts in taxation” were possible because of the progress made in bringing down inflation – with forecasts suggesting it will fall to the target level of 2% within months. More parents will be paid …
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Exclusive: Governments mull last-chance bid for stripped-down corporate diligence law
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Cornish Lithium’s non-executive chair steps down
Cornish Lithium’s independent non-executive chair has stepped down from the role, the company has confirmed. Ian Cockerill is leaving the Penryn-based mining exploration business to take up the position of chief executive and executive director of London-listed Endeavour Mining. Jeremy Wrathall, founder and chief executive of Cornish Lithium, will take over the role of chair …
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Budget 2024: The key points of Jeremy Hunt’s speech so far
The chancellor is unveiling the budget for 2024. Here are the key points so far: • Full Expensing for businesses will apply to leased assets in future “when affordable”. Draft Bill to be published shortly.• Office for Budget Responsibility predicts UK GDP growth of 0.8% (0.7%) in 2024 and 1.9% (1.4%) in 2025. Figures in …
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Budget 2024: The key points of Jeremy Hunt’s speech
The chancellor has unveiled the budget for 2024. Here are the key points: • National insurance contributions for employees are being cut from 10% to 8% from April – impacting about 27 million workers – with savings of up to £450 a year.• Self-employed NI rates will drop by two percentage points as well.• Higher …
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Good news for middle-income families and bad news for vapers, smokers and landlords – budget main points
The chancellor has unveiled the budget for 2024. Here are the key points: • National insurance contributions for employees are being cut from 10% to 8% from April – impacting about 27 million workers – with savings of up to £450 a year.• Self-employed NI rates will drop by two percentage points as well.• Higher …
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New Capita boss promises ‘rapid reduction’ in costs after £107m loss
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Starbucks Middle East fires 2,000 workers amid Israel-Hamas war boycott
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Real pay for young graduates down by over £1,000 in three years
Graduates in their 20s are earning less in real terms than they were before the 2008 financial crash, and are £1,200 worse off than they were at the start of the pandemic on average, despite recent cuts to national insurance.Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has teased further national insurance cuts in his upcoming budget, following on from …
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Consumers, China and Foxtons
Ian King talks to Karen Johnson, from Barclays, about consumer card spending which grew just 1.9% year-on-year in February.Helen Qiao, from Bank of America Global Research, comes on to discuss China’s growth target.And Guy Gittins, from Foxtons, talks to Ian about profits at the estate agent.:: Listen and subscribe to The Ian King Business Podcast …
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Bitcoin value hits new all-time high
The value of the best-known cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, has reached a new high. For the first time ever one Bitcoin bought $69,202 (£54,404) on Tuesday afternoon, surpassing the previous high just below $69,000 (£54,242) recorded in November 2021. Money: Elon Musk loses title of world’s richest manIt comes, as the previous high did, as a ‘halving’ …
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Burger wrappers survive clampdown on packaging waste

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