6 March 2024
In what is likely to be the final timetabled financial statement of this Parliament, the Chancellor Jeremy Hunt stated that he was delivering a Budget that would ensure long-term growth in the economy and enhanced resilience against future shocks, such as the ones experienced with COVID-19 and the war in Ukraine.
The flagship measure of the statement was the widely trailed cut in National Insurance by 2pc, with the Chancellor signalling that a future Conservative-led government might abolish National Insurance entirely.
Other significant announcements included the confirmation of the abolition and replacement of the non-UK domicile tax rules with a residence-based regime, a vaping products levy from October 2026, and the introduction of a new ‘British ISA’.
Measures of specific interest to members included:
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