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Chancellor urged to create a Social Emergency Fund in Budget
“Tackling this social emergency must be the top priority."
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Trade unions welcome pay deal announcements from Chancellor
Union leaders praise change in direction, but warn of divisions in pay restoration for NHS workers
Jeremy Hunt confronted with spending black hole in excruciating interview
"For you to have signed up to this list of spending commitments in the year.. it’s unprecedented Mr Hunt"
Richest households will gain 12x more from National Insurance cut than poorest, think-tank warns
The chancellor is preparing to announce the second big cut to employment taxes in a year, after his decision to cut national insurance rates by 2p at last year’s autumn statement, portraying it as a pre-election giveaway
Damning report warns UK on course for second ‘lost decade’ ahead of Budget
Tories devastating record set to continue unless Budget delivers 'desperately needed measures’ to recover living standards
Thousands sign petition demanding Hunt stops handing billions to the banks
Almost 11,500 people have signed a petition calling on the chancellor and the governor of the Bank of England not to give the banks billions of pounds of public money.