Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has confirmed that he will maintain the planned growth in day-to-day spending on public services at 1% in real terms, despite prior speculation about potential cuts. Hunt emphasized the importance of spending more efficiently rather than reducing funding, especially given the current pressures on public services and the decline in public sector productivity. Alongside maintaining spending growth, Hunt announced a 'public sector productivity plan' aimed at reducing waste within the sector. This decision has sparked various reactions, including criticisms from the opposition and discussions about the implications for national insurance and the NHS.
💬 "They should spend more on the NHS as it’s struggling at the moment" Voters were quick to reject Jeremy Hunt’s Budget giveaways, insisting the Chancellor should have done more to boost public services, a snap opinion from a focus group has shown https://t.co/0JWDAOdTT4
“History shows that the spending cuts announced by the Chancellor are not deliverable.” 🖊️ @DavidGauke https://t.co/qrADrolk4X
“Jeremy Hunt stole the opposition’s main tax rises and avoided cutting overall public spending.” 🖊️ @freddiejh8 https://t.co/gvGncOQbe4
“They call you the fiscal drag queen of British politics, don’t they?” @amolrajan asks Jeremy Hunt on Today programme. https://t.co/hJ2WNqyGNo
"What will you do now the government has stolen two of your three main revenue ideas?" - @KayBurley "It is an utter humiliation for the government" - shadow chancellor @RachelReevesMP Politics latest: https://t.co/xItZsH7tea 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube https://t.co/Kq26saYE23
See George Osborne in 2015. And 2014. And 2011. https://t.co/jDqbWMBNw0
Moments after the #Edstone bloke was treated like the actual King. https://t.co/aF9HmfICBg
BBC’s Amol Rajan tells Jeremy Hunt he’s known as the ‘fiscal drag queen’
Good policy idea for an up and coming government rather than a party who have been power for a decade and a half. https://t.co/MUMRH7HTBf
📰 The Telegraph view: We will discover in the coming days and weeks whether Mr Hunt’s Budget has won the electorate over https://t.co/Z26zUDaKNk
BREAKING: Jeremy Hunt admits his plan to end national insurance 'won't happen any time soon' Read more 🔗 https://t.co/uCqC3x6rC0
Jeremy Hunt tells @LBC @NickFerrariLBC he is still planning to increase spending by one per cent but admits "it is tight" His efficiency savings will save billions every year he says "it's not just the money you put in but how you spend it that matters.. We will make sure we…
'Are you in favour of abolishing national insurance altogether?' Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves said Jeremy Hunt 'floating the idea' of abolishing national insurance altogether was 'irresponsible'. https://t.co/HqWLVjlekz
Despite speculation he would cut funding for public services, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt says he's keeping the "planned growth in day-to-day spending at 1%" "We are going to spend it better," he adds Budget latest: https://t.co/Ba84AF9fmf https://t.co/h14Y9hm4Zg
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announces he will keep planned growth in day to day spending on public services at 1per cent, but unveils a ‘public sector productivity plan’ to reduce waste
Jeremy Hunt says he will *not* cut the public spending profile He will retain plans to increase it by 1% - which represents cuts for non-protected departments - rather than cutting to 0.75% He says it's not fair to ask people to pay more when public sector productivity if…
Jeremy Hunt - It’s not fair to ask taxpayers to pay for more when public service productivity has fallen. Nor would it be wise to reduce that funding given the pressures that public services face. So I am keeping the planned growth in day to day spending at 1% in real terms.
No new cuts to spending picture announced in Budget... Chancellor says he will keep planned day-to-day spending increase at 1% in real terms https://t.co/OA0rSoL3PJ