Budget 2024: Jeremy Hunt cuts National Insurance and reforms child benefit but tax burden still climbing

Jeremy Hunt has announced another cut in National Insurance and also a reform to child benefit in his last Budget before the election.

Some polls have Rishi Sunak's party more than 20 points behind Labour, and Hunt is desperate to give the government a boost ahead of the general election later this year.

Hunt once again cut National Insurance by 2 percentage points and also announced an extra £6bn for the NHS, however this will have to be paid for by public sector productivity.

The tax burden is still set to reach it's highest level since 1948.

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