Hunt’s budget will mean 19 years of wage stagnation, warns thinktank Resolution Foundation says had wages grown at the same rate as before 2008, annual pay in 2027 would have been £15,000 a year higher The Guardian - UK · Nov 18, 2022
Rishi Sunak protecting super-rich from paying fair share of tax, says Labour – as it happened Keir Starmer says super-rich ‘are not paying their taxes in this country’ The Guardian - UK · Nov 18, 2022
Autumn Budget 2022 and how it impacts your income as calculator shows if you're better or worse off The country is facing the biggest tax burden for many years with millions being hit in the pockets Nottingham Post · Nov 18, 2022
Jeremy Hunt insists ‘no decision’ made on raising fuel duty by 23% OBR documents have assumed the government will end the £65 billion fuel duty freeze The Independent UK · Nov 18, 2022
Worst-hit families will be hit with £2,000 energy bill rise as taxes soar, study finds New research by The Resolution Foundation also found that workers are £15,000 worse off a year on average because of an unprecedented wage downturn which will see salaries drop to 2008 levels for the next five years Daily Mirror · Nov 18, 2022
New DWP payment rates from next April for State Pension, PIP, Universal Credit and other benefits Full list of DWP benefits and payments that are going up by 10.1% next year. Daily Record · Nov 18, 2022
Hunt denies planning to lift fuel duty; pound higher despite grim outlook – as it happened The government has made “no decision” on whether to increase the rate of fuel duty on petrol, Jeremy Hunt insists as he defends autumn statement The Guardian - UK · Nov 18, 2022
A year after Boris Johnson broke promises to the North and our railways are still failing us Daily services are 'unacceptable' and planned improvements aren't what political leaders have called for Manchester Evening News · Nov 18, 2022
Anger as Jeremy Hunt orders 600,000 workers to do more hours - despite childcare freeze Jeremy Hunt yesterday announced that those who work 15 to 35 hours a week for minimum wage will be “required” to meet a work coach “to increase their hours or earnings”, and it is understood those who do not co-operate could face sanctions Daily Mirror · Nov 18, 2022
Jeremy Hunt slams Tory MPs attacking tax rises: ‘Nothing Conservative about ducking difficult decisions’ Chancellor hits back at MPs attacking his £24 billion of tax rises Evening Standard · Nov 18, 2022
What Jeremy Hunt's stealth taxes mean for you - experts explain autumn statement Spending cuts announced in the autumn statement have been widely dubbed “Austerity 2.0” Wales Online · Nov 18, 2022
Who will get new £900, £300 and £150 cost of living payments The latest support payments are being targeted at the most vulnerable Wales Online · Nov 18, 2022
Friday briefing: How will Labour counter the Tory ‘belt-tightening’ agenda this time? In today’s newsletter: The chancellor’s autumn statement blamed global problems for an economic crisis of the government’s making – what should be Labour’s alternative? The Guardian - UK · Nov 18, 2022
Council tax up £250 a year and 12p on petrol in autumn budget small print 600,000 more people could also now face Universal Credit sanctions, there is a new tax for electric car owners and house prices will drop 9% Wales Online · Nov 18, 2022
Daily Mirror · Nov 18, 2022 How Jeremy Hunt's Budget will shatter lives of ordinary families paying for Tory mistakes Among these ordinary people are the Mirror’s Cost of Living Panel members, who have been sharing their struggles and concerns as bills and prices have already rocketed before the Autumn Statement happened
Wales Online · Nov 18, 2022 Average families are now 3.7% worse off after Jeremy Hunt's autumn statement The hit to 'middle earners' is higher than it is for the wealthiest, who will be 3% worse off
The Guardian - UK · Nov 18, 2022 Bigger council tax rises will not prevent more cuts to services, councils say Chancellor relaxes cap on raising rates to part-finance planned cash injection for adult social care
The Guardian - UK · Nov 18, 2022 How the autumn statement will impact households, from single mums to married pensioners Freezing of thresholds means those receiving a wage rise will pay more tax, while benefits increase by the rate of inflation
The Guardian - UK · Nov 18, 2022 The view from Jeremy Hunt’s Surrey constituency: ‘Everyone is in crisis’ In South West Surrey, which polls suggest could turn Lib Dem, anger towards the government is palpable
The Guardian - UK · Nov 18, 2022 Jeremy Hunt announces £2.3bn per year boost for state schools Extra money meets previous pledge to restore funding for pupils up to age of 16 back to 2020 levels
The Independent UK · Nov 18, 2022 Autumn Budget – live: More than half of Britons blame Tories for cost of living crisis Poll reveals 19% of voters trust Conservatives on economy
Liverpool Echo · Nov 18, 2022 Thousands of taxpayers to see £1,200 disappear from bank accounts Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has confirmed some income tax bands are being moved
Leeds Live · Nov 18, 2022 'Liz Truss left us in turmoil and it is getting worse' says people of Leeds after Autumn statement People across the city have felt the effects of the cost of living crisis
Daily Record · Nov 18, 2022 No more excuses for terrible Tories after a decade of disasters Record View, says the Conservative Party has been in power since 2010 and cannot blame the economic mess on forces beyond their control.
Wales Online · Nov 18, 2022 Spending cuts may prove undeliverable, analysts warn Chancellor Chancellor's autumn statement criticised by some fellow Tory MPs as well as by the Resolution Foundation think tank