Rachel Reeves: Chancellor changes debt rules to release billions
Oct 24, 2024 · The government will change its self-imposed debt rules in order to free up billions for infrastructure spending, the chancellor has told the BBC.
Chancellor Rachel Reeves to axe projects after review of finances
Jul 28, 2024 · The chancellor is set to announce immediate cuts worth billions of pounds, aimed at plugging a gap in the public finances, when she addresses Parliament on Monday.
Rachel Reeves: Playing Labour's first big gambit - BBC
Oct 25, 2024 · Following Labour's landslide victory in July's general election, Reeves was confirmed as the first woman to hold the office of chancellor in its 800-year history.
Jeremy Hunt considering cuts to inheritance tax - BBC News
Nov 17, 2023 · The chancellor is considering cutting inheritance and business taxes in next week's Autumn Statement, the BBC has been told. It is thought Jeremy Hunt's decision will depend on the latest ...
Chancellor makes switch from pain to gain - BBC News
Sep 23, 2024 · The chancellor gave more detail about how she will prioritise investment spending, especially in infrastructure. The plans she has inherited are for a cut in the share of the economy devoted to ...
Autumn Statement: Hunt cuts National Insurance rate but tax
Nov 22, 2023 · Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has unveiled the government's tax and spending plans, and independent forecasts for the economy National Insurance paid by employees will be cut from 12% to 10%, taking ...
Germany's Olaf Scholz takes over from Merkel as chancellor - BBC …
Dec 8, 2021 · Olaf Scholz has been been sworn in as Germany's new chancellor, formally taking power after Angela Merkel's historic 16 years as leader. He promised he would do all he could to work towards a new ...
Chancellor sets out new funding for extra NHS appointments - BBC
Oct 28, 2024 · Speaking to reporters on Monday, Chancellor Rachel Reeves said the NHS was "the lifeblood of Britain" and that is why she is "putting an end to the neglect and underinvestment it has seen for over ...
Chancellor announces £1.5bn for Stormont next year - BBC
Oct 30, 2024 · A £1.5bn package of extra funding for Stormont has been announced by Chancellor Rachel Reeves. The funding for next year consists of £1.2bn for day-to-day spending and £270m for infrastructure ...
William Hague elected Oxford University chancellor - BBC
Nov 27, 2024 · Former foreign secretary and Conservative Party leader William Hague has been elected as the new chancellor of the University of Oxford.