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Spring budget 2023: experts react to UK government's plan to get the economy moving

Jeremy Hunt’s 2023 spring budget covers employment, energy, enterprise and much more besides. The plan has already been dubbed his “back to work budget”, although he has called it a “budget for growth”.

The Conversation · Mar 15, 2023

All Jeremy Hunt's Budget announcements at a glance - with all the nasty details

Tory Chancellor Jeremy Hunt unveiled his 2023 Budget with boosts for childcare, energy bills and a freeze on fuel duty. But the small print reveals Brits will see the biggest two-year decline in living standards since the 1950s. Here's what you need to know.

Daily Mirror · Mar 15, 2023

UK unveils budget plans as thousands of workers stage strikes

Finance minister Jeremy Hunt unveils measures aimed at boosting workforce as strikers demand better wages, conditions.

Al Jazeera · Mar 15, 2023

Budget 2023 key points: What did Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announce?

The pension lifetime allowance abolished and the energy price guarantee extended, while draught beer duties will be frozen

Evening Standard · Mar 15, 2023

What Jeremy Hunt announced in his Spring Budget from fuel duty to childcare

Jeremy Hunt announced that fuel and pint duty would be frozen alongside a major childcare announcement.

The National (Scotland) · Mar 15, 2023

OPINION - The Standard View: Jeremy Hunt is right to put growth first

Jeremy Hunt, like many of his predecessors, is not blessed with a frothing economy or miles of fiscal headroom. Consequently, his self-declared task is to get Britain ‘back to work’, starting with today’s Budget.

Evening Standard · Mar 15, 2023

What Chancellor Jeremy Hunt's 2023 Budget means for the North West

Businesses across the North West have reacted to the Budget

Birmingham Post · Mar 15, 2023

The unexpected American shopping spree seems to have cooled

Retail sales dipped 0.4% in February after a surprise start-of-the-year surge that appeared at odds with the Federal Reserve's goal of cooling down the economy.

WEKU · Mar 15, 2023

UK will avoid recession in 2023, chancellor says

Inflation will also flat line this year, the OBR forecasted

The Independent UK · Mar 15, 2023

Power cuts are hurting small businesses in South Africa - but sharing resources and equipment might be a solution

Worldwide, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are seen as the backbone of a thriving economy. They make up a substantial portion of the total number of companies and are estimated to contribute over 87% of all jobs globally.

The Conversation · Mar 15, 2023