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How a spring UK budget could fire the starting gun for an early election

UK economic prospects are bleak but an agenda-setting fiscal event such as sweeping tax cuts in March offers another roll of the dice

The Guardian - UK

Jeremy Hunt fuels election speculation as 6 March spring budget announced

Chancellor has asked the OBR to prepare forecasts for the economy and public finances to be presented to parliament

The Guardian - UK

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announces date for 2024 spring Budget

Tories expected to seek tax cuts in appeal to voters as they founder 20 points behind Labour in polls

The Independent UK

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Conservatives float tax cuts and help for first-time buyers to turn around dire polling

Longer term fixed mortgage deals and inheritance tax cuts among attention-grabbing pledges reported to be under consideration

Evening Standard

May general election? The economic case for going early (and clinging on)

Falling inflation and tax cuts in a February budget would signal a spring poll but weak growth and rising mortgage bills bode caution

The Guardian - UK

Setting the stage for tax cuts that will cut low-income Australians to the bone

Crikey readers debate the merits of the controversial stage three tax cuts.

Crikey

How to Prepare for Upcoming Estate Tax Law Changes

High-net-worth families have time to take advantage of higher estate and gift tax exemptions before they’re significantly reduced if provisions of the Tax Cuts and Job Act are allowed to sunset.

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‘Progressive’ Labor is dead — supporting stage three tax cuts is pointless

The public won’t reward Labor for sticking to an election policy when its multi-term strategy has failed across the board.

Crikey

Look closely — there are real warning signs in Labor’s MYEFO budget report

The release of the MYEFO report shows tax revenues roaring back. The main reason? Abolishing a tax concession for low- and middle-income earners.

Crikey

Jeremy Hunt’s tax cuts will add just 0.25% to UK GDP, Bank of England says

In a damning assessment of the chancellor’s fiscal shakeup, the Bank of England said the measures ‘could’ boost national output by a quarter of a per cent

The Independent UK

David Cameron defends UK’s decision not to vote for UN resolution demanding ceasefire in Gaza – as it happened

Foreign secretary says ceasefire needs to be ‘sustainable’ as he appears before House of Lords European affairs committee

The Guardian - UK

Jim Chalmers’ lucky budget surplus is no comfort to workers whose pay is shrinking

It’s hard to get excited about Myefo figures when median earnings fell, stage-three tax cuts remain sacrosanct and there are no new measures to relieve cost-of-living pressures

The Guardian - AU

Why progressives should get behind the stage three tax cuts — no, really

Failure to deliver stage three tax cuts will derail Labor’s strategy of offering competent, predictable government that voters will reward over the long term. And the argument that they’re unsustainable will no longer wash.

Crikey

Chalmers shrinks debt with revenue windfall, but households tighten their belts

We can relax about the budget deficit for now — extra tax revenue is taking care of government spending, even after the stage three tax cuts.

Crikey

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The Texas Tribune

I’m a Texas homeowner. When will I see my tax cut?

Tax policy is messy. Here are a few tips to help you understand what the recent voter-approved tax cuts mean for your mortgage.

Kiplinger

What You Can Do Now to Avoid Paying Higher Taxes in 2026

Tax rates are set to increase once the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act sunsets at the end of 2025, but steps you take now could put you in a better financial position.

The Conversation

Australia has one of the weakest tax systems for redistribution among industrial nations – the Stage 3 tax cuts will make it worse

One of the chief purposes of government payments and taxes is to redistribute income, which is why tax rates are higher on taxpayers with higher incomes and payments tend to get directed to people on lower incomes.

AAP

Rental fix hinges on more homes, namely social housing

A parliamentary inquiry has called for continued funding for social housing in a comprehensive report on Australia's rental crisis.

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The Guardian - UK

Jeremy Hunt blames Brexit for sparking half-decade of instability

Chancellor says vote led to ‘incredibly challenging time’ as he defends tax cuts paid for by public sector austerity

The Texas Tribune

With GOP priorities unfinished, Texas House plans to wrap fourth special session Tuesday

The decision to end work Tuesday leaves long odds for bills to boost school safety funding and make sure that election challenges don’t delay the implementation of property tax cuts, teacher pension raises and infrastructure spending.

The Texas Tribune

Tax cuts, teacher pension increases at stake after misinformation-led challenge to 2023 election

Tax cuts were a major legislative priority for Republican leaders, including Gov. Greg Abbott. The governor cannot certify the election results until the challenges are resolved.

AAP

Charity wants tax cuts switch to ease cost of living

Stage three tax cuts will soon mean Australia's highest earners better off while leaving those struggling with cost of living behind, Anglicare says.

The Guardian - AU

Economic data shows households are feeling the pinch. But will the RBA stop raising rates?

Inflation is set to drop back to under 3% growth by this time next year – if it weren’t for the stage-three tax cuts, that is

The Guardian - AU

Most voters now disapprove of Anthony Albanese’s performance as PM, Guardian Essential poll finds

Survey suggests Australians want more action on cost of living and only 20% think the stage-three tax cuts should go ahead

The Guardian - AU

New Zealand scraps world-first smoking ‘generation ban’ to fund tax cuts

Health experts say axing plan to block sales of tobacco products to next generation will cost thousands of lives

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