Newscast – The Budget: What To Watch Out For

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With budget rumors circulating today, what changes might affect you? On the eve of the budget, it was confirmed that more drinks would be included in the so-called “sugar tax” and that there would be an increase in the minimum wage + living wage. So what other changes might happen? Will there be changes to the way you save into an ISA? Can a “tourism tax” be introduced to some cities? So will there be a change in municipal tax? Adam and Chris are joined by the FT’s consumer editor Claer Barrett. You can now listen to the News Broadcast on your smart speaker. If you want to listen, just say “Ask BBC Sounds to play the News Broadcast”. Works on most smart speakers. You can join our online Newscast community here: https://bbc.in/newscastdiscord Contact Newscast by emailing newscast@bbc.co.uk or WhatsApp us on +44 0330 123 9480. New episodes are published every day. If you’re in the UK, listen to BBC Sounds for more News and Current Affairs podcasts from the BBC: https://bbc.in/4guXgXd The News feed gives you daily analysis of the latest political news from the BBC. The host was Adam Fleming. It was produced by Jack Maclaren with Anna Harris and Shiler Mahmoudi. The social producer was Joe Wilkinson. The technical producer was Dafydd Evans. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.

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