Chancellor Jeremy Hunt presented his pre-election budget, focusing on tax cuts for workers and parents to boost the economy. Despite claims of progress, the budget drew mixed reactions with criticisms of rising taxes and living costs. Hunt defended the budget, aiming to win over voters ahead of a potential autumn election.
Jeremy Hunt: tax-cutting wizard or fiscal drag queen? https://t.co/OwAigkNeUs
The tax burden is at its highest level for 70 years. Prices are going up in the shops. People are paying the Tory mortgage premium. We’ve seen a budget lifted the lid on 14 years of Conservative economic failure. We need a General Election now. Me on @bbcquestiontime👇 https://t.co/KjAksmxtDp
Jeremy Hunt puts UK on notice for autumn General Election with pledge to cut more taxes https://t.co/tAnUwMUc5Z
Jeremy Hunt’s budget was the most pointless of modern times. Britain’s economy is stagnant and our public services are crumbling. We needed a bold, transformational offer. Instead, all we got was tinkering with tax rates, says Phil Mullan https://t.co/oOLmJhlbEc
🔴 Did Jeremy Hunt’s Budget make you richer or poorer? Jeremy Hunt’s Budget contained broad tax cuts for the working age population – and for landlords selling up additional properties. Find out if you'll be better off with our calculator 👇 https://t.co/OkleI48WhZ https://t.co/gYWsoEz6wH
Working people are not feeling better off after yesterday's budget. Taxes are still rising, people are still paying more for their food shop & hundreds of pounds more on their mortgages. This is the result of 14 years of the Tories. The sooner they call an election the better. https://t.co/BcTQmhBqCX
✍️@JackKessler1: Hunt has managed to appear fiscally irresponsible without meaningfully reducing the tax burden. That takes some doing Read more: https://t.co/OvXR778kGt https://t.co/8t7Aot5JeY
Jeremy Hunt's Budget sold us the Big Lie of British politics – that we can afford our spending without raising taxes, writes @JackKessler1 https://t.co/tB8d0JVMt7
Hunt's Budget sold us the Big Lie of British politics – that we can afford our spending without raising taxes, writes @jackkessler1 https://t.co/B0np10Mx5P
Jeremy Hunt’s budget does nothing to clean up the mess of 14 years of Tory failure. ⬆ Mortgage and rent payments UP ⬆ Cost of living UP ⬆ Taxes UP ⬇ Living standards DOWN https://t.co/0UlmN51jJR
Will the spring budget make you better or worse off? 💼💷 Use our calculators to find out how the chancellor's announcements have affected your finances 👇
Jeremy Hunt’s overriding message in his big pre-election Budget was that hard economic choices are paying off. Left unsaid was the brutal fiscal reckoning looming https://t.co/ojdxAHW7Vj https://t.co/iy3P0YlNe7
💰 Yesterday, Jeremy Hunt presented his 2024 Budget. But has the Chancellor left you better or worse off? We outline the Budget's winners and losers ⬇️ https://t.co/MzbgLB1hBm https://t.co/rS0Fp2ibX7
Yesterday, Jeremy Hunt presented his 2024 Budget. But has the Chancellor left you better or worse off? We outline the Budget's winners and losers ⬇️ https://t.co/MzbgLB1hBm https://t.co/AULQSNOPaS
🗣️ Chancellor Jeremy Hunt sought to turn around Conservative electoral fortunes on Wednesday, as he placed tax cuts for workers and parents at the centre of his Budget Here’s what Telegraph readers thought of the Budget👇 https://t.co/mBqH3gSIsm https://t.co/GYf7cp3ih8
Jeremy Hunt puts UK on notice for autumn General Election #frontpage The Chancellor argued that the Conservatives would continue to cut taxes, if they win another term in power, and that Labour would not do so Read more: https://t.co/hbvHdGizE4 https://t.co/RZIyw4uGMi
The Chancellor’s Budget lifted the lid on fourteen years of Tory economic failure. Taxes are still rising, prices are still going up in the shops and mortgages are higher. Nothing Jeremy Hunt said yesterday changes that. It’s time for change. It’s time for an election. https://t.co/nOktUQtD0U
Jeremy Hunt defends UK Budget as overall tax burden set to rise https://t.co/oNx6DFdNOu
Exposed: How Jeremy Hunt's Budget actually leaves you WORSE OFF than a year ago https://t.co/gNlVHHN0jP
Jeremy Hunt has said the “working assumption” is that an election will be held in the autumn 🚨 Follow the latest in our live blog here: https://t.co/IhLYnTCyaL
Hunt puts UK on notice for autumn election with 'big divide' with Labour on taxes https://t.co/OIKcKM8d6H
Dont' tell Brenda...Jeremy Hunt puts UK on notice for autumn election with 'big divide' with Labour on taxes https://t.co/tAnUwMUc5Z
Jeremy Hunt puts UK on notice for autumn General Election as he seeks to lay out a 'big divide' between Tories and Labour on taxes.... https://t.co/maoj1tqhkb
Chancellor @Jeremy_Hunt joins @NickFerrariLBC after yesterday's Spring Budget. Listen live on @GlobalPlayer. https://t.co/0eCzmIvGDf
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt defends Budget, saying "we've done a lot" to help people on low incomes Follow live coverage ⬇️
UK Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s election budget will please almost no one, says @elerianm, and won’t move the economic or political dial pointing to a Conservative shellacking https://t.co/uYVc3HH1Jk via @opinion https://t.co/fu3V8gpsO9
There were mixed reactions in Thursday’s newspapers after Chancellor @Jeremy_Hunt revealed his #Budget with reactions ranging from “solid” to “mad” ✍️: Cormac Pearson https://t.co/xB58GFgjCa
Watch Sky News Breakfast with @KayBurley: 🔴 Chancellor of the Exchequer @Jeremy_Hunt 🔴 Labour Shadow Chancellor @RachelReevesMP https://t.co/GjibtuhMZn https://t.co/6453nxq9G8
Jeremy Hunt’s speech was full of progress towards sensible aspirations. Yet his budget was governed by baser political instincts that called for big tax cuts to win election votes https://t.co/Y4VmQju42x 👇
‘We deserve better’: what the papers say about Jeremy Hunt’s pre-election budget https://t.co/t7N8flZz3I
We are joined by Chancellor @Jeremy_Hunt this morning on Sky News, following yesterday's budget announcement. 🕣 7:15am 👉 #Breakfast 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube 📱 Watch live: https://t.co/5xGmiZZPBm
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s election budget will please almost no one, says @elerianm, and won’t move the economic or political dial pointing to a Conservative shellacking https://t.co/871HM3KQOb
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt delivered his spring budget earlier today. Sky's Political Editor @BethRigby explains what was announced in the budget. Watch⬇️
Jeremy Hunt put tax cuts for workers and parents at the heart of his pre-election budget as he declared that Britain’s economy was “turning the corner” and it was time to “put money back into people’s pockets” ⬇️ https://t.co/iKpMyxnstF
Jeremy Hunt's Budget pledges fail to lift cost of living fears https://t.co/3aGZaaIcHt
Hunt draws UK election battle lines with cuts to spending and taxes https://t.co/8GJmJyhMGw via @PhilAldrick https://t.co/NuCLXZ0bdw