National Insurance cut to new vape charge - Budget 2024 at a glance

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

56% : But with this change, lower earners are still on course to pay more due to Tory stealth taxes dragging them into higher tax brackets.
53% : Public spending The planned growth in day-to-day public spending will be kept at 1% in real terms, the Government said - sparking fears of cuts across several Whitehall departments.
52% : Income tax thresholds, which usually rise in line with inflation, were frozen by Mr Sunak as Chancellor in 2022 until 2028. Non-dom tax U-turn In a major U-turn Mr Hunt scrapped the non-tax loophole for super-rich UK residents in a major U-turn to fund a National Insurance cut.
45% : This will strip the tax benefits for landlords who let short-term furnished holiday properties over those who let residential properties to longer-term tenants.
40% : National Insurance cut The major giveaway at the Budget was a further 2p cut in National Insurance for workers.

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