The budget on 3rd March is Rishi Sunak’s first chance to ‘make his mark’ on fiscal policy. To date he has been spreading the cash around, with the furlough scheme, discounted meals in restaurants, and an uplift to Universal Credit. He’s considered by many to be the most popular minister in the Cabinet and the […]
Budget 2017 thoughts
This coming Wednesday will be the first budget since the Article 50 notification and the Bank of England’s rate rise. What should the Chancellor announce? National Insurance The gap between generations, particularly millennials vs their parents and grandparents, should be a key theme in the budget. One way in which the Chancellor could address this […]
Budget 2015
Last Wednesday, George Osborne stood up in the House of Commons and delivered the first Conservative budget since 1996. It contained a lot of pre-trailed measures, a few surprises and a couple of masterstrokes. You can view the full details on gov.uk, and I have extracted the main measures and provided some commentary below. Cuts […]
Budget 2014 review
On Wednesday, George Osborne stood up in the House of Commons and gave us a status update on Project Protect Pensioners (public codename: Budget 2014). You can view the full details on gov.uk, and I have extracted and commented on some of the more prominent measures below. Individual Saving Accounts Individual Savings Accounts (ISAs) are undergoing […]