Budget 2024 LIVE: Jeremy Hunt plans 2p National Insurance cut

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60% : Hunt gets set to cut National Insurance Let's start with a look at the top Budget story on MailOnline today, which is that Jeremy Hunt will slash National Insurance by another 2p today in a tax-cutting drive ahead of the next election.
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50% : The Chancellor promised 'permanent cuts in taxation' that would bring 'higher growth' as he seeks to woo voters ahead of this year's general election.
48% : Whitehall sources told the Daily Mail that the Chancellor will press ahead with a second consecutive 2p cut in personal tax today, leaving the average worker £900 a year better off.
48% : Read the full story from the Daily Mail's political editor Jason Groves here: Talk of spring election as Hunt gets set to cut National InsuranceWhitehall sources told the Mail the Chancellor will press ahead with a second consecutive 2p cut in personal tax today, leaving the average worker £900 a year better off.
47% : But Mr Hunt was said to have taken the decision to cut National Insurance after fiscal watchdog the Office for Budget Responsibility downgraded the amount of fiscal headroom available for delivering tax cuts or spending commitments, within the Chancellor's self-imposed rule of having debt falling as a share of gross domestic product (GDP) by 2029.

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