Budget
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Hunt minces mini budget in latest government U-turn
Chancellor’s emergency statement saw most tax cuts scrapped, with universal energy bill support to end in April 2023
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Fitch downgrades UK’s outlook to negative
Ratings agency cites ‘lack of independent evaluation’ of mini budget among reasons
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Industry backs chancellor’s plan to extend VCTs beyond 2025
Half of VCTs sell their goods and services abroad, compared to the UK average of 10%
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Second Kwarteng climbdown sees fiscal plan brought forward
But sterling rebound may not mean confidence in the government is on the rise
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Kwarteng backtracks on tax cut for highest earners
The ’embarrassing’ U-turn follows criticism from Conservative MPs and the IMF
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Quilter’s Wealthselect MPS backs fixed income but swerves gilts
Weighting to equities pared back as ‘further deterioration’ expected
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IMF rebukes UK tax cut plans
As Bank of England rolls out government bond buying programme in an effort to calm markets
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Mini budget sets off a mini-quake in gilt markets
‘People are getting out their long-term history books to find an example of worse one-day price moves’
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How Spring Statement 2022 affects small business
How will Spring Statement 2022 affect your small business? Analysis and insight into what Wednesday’s announcements by Chancellor Rishi Sunak mean for Britain’s 5.5m small businesses
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Weekly outlook: Chancellor to unveil UK spring budget
Key events for UK wealth managers for the week starting 21 March
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