Spring Budget 2024 at a glance: The measures announced by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

75% : Senior Tories have criticised the move, calling instead for income tax thresholds to be unfrozen, which has led more people to be dragged into higher tax brackets in a phenomenon known as fiscal drag.
59% : Non-dom tax status abolished The special tax status for non-domiciled individuals in the UK, which allows them to pay tax on only their UK earnings, will be abolished.
52% : Mr Hunt's headline announcement was a 2p cut to National Insurance, matching a reduction announced in the Autumn Statement, alongside a series of measures to help hard-up households with the cost of living.
46% : The two duty freezes are expected to help reduce headline inflation by 0.2 percentage points in 2024-25. Tobacco and flight duties An excise duty will be introduced on vapes from October 2026, alongside a one-off increase in tobacco duty and a one-off adjustment to rates of air passenger duty on non-economy flights.
45% : Chancellor Jeremy Hunt used his Budget to announce a further cut in National Insurance and more support for households, ahead of an expected General Election this year.

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