After a tumultuous autumn for economic policy, and against a backdrop of high inflation and a cost of living crisis, Jeremy Hunt will deliver his first budget on 15 March. On the following day an IfG event featuring Richard Hughes, Chair of the Office for Budget Responsibility, assessed the chancellor’s statement.

What does the budget reveal about this government’s approach to economic and fiscal policy? How will the economic and fiscal outlook shape the general election campaign? What do the government’s public spending plans look like – and are they plausible? And what are the strengths and weaknesses of the rules that help shape the government’s fiscal plans?

To explore these questions and more, our expert panel included:

Stephen Bush, Columnist and Associate Editor at the Financial Times
Nick Davies, Programme Director at the Institute for Government, lead author of the Institute’s Performance Tracker of public services performance
Richard Hughes, Chair of the Office for Budget Responsibility
Gemma Tetlow, Chief Economist at the Institute for Government.

The event was chaired by Dr Hannah White, Director of the Institute for Government.

What does the spring budget mean for UK fiscal policy?

A Secretaria de Estado de Mobilidade e Infraestrutura (SIE) entregou à Setep a Ordem de Serviço para retomada das obras de duplicação da SC-108, entre Criciúma e Urussanga. As obras estão paralisadas há mais de um ano. A empresa pediu 48 horas, a contar desta quarta (5), para reorganizar o canteiro de obras e as equipes para então voltar ao trecho. Apenas 1% da obra havia sido executado desde o lançamento, ainda em 2022.
Em entrevista ao Cruz de Malta Notícias desta quarta-feira (5), o coordenador regional Sul da secretaria de infraestrutura, Ademir Honorato, comentou sobre a retomada das obras.

Autorizado a retomada das obras de duplicação da SC-108

Rachel Reeves kept her promise with no tax changes in yesterday’s Spring Statement. With expectations low, Richard Hattersley recaps the key takeaways, including the eight consultations and policy papers released and looks ahead to what the Autumn Budget might bring.

One of the policy papers released confirmed that sole traders and landlords with incomes of more than £20k would be pulled into the system by 2028. Tom Herbert explains what this means and why Reeves didn’t mention MTD in the Spring Statement. 

Matthew Ord shifts focus from the Spring Statement to HURST, an accounting and business advisory firm with big growth plans. He recalls his chat with managing partner Tim Potter on their strategy, recruitment challenges and tech investments.


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This episode is all about the Budget. What was in it? What are the implications? Was there anything positive to glean from it? 

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