# UK Budget

This year

2023

'Brexit pubs guarantee' and free childcare, what was in the UK's Budget?

The UK’s Chancellor of the Exchequer has frozen the duty on draught pints and promised up to 30 hours per week of free childcare for eligible households.

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Mar 15th 2023, 5:22 PM

Last year

2022

# UK

'We will be asking everyone for sacrifices': UK warns of budget pain to come this week

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has vowed to get inflation under control.

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Nov 13th 2022, 11:42 AM

# UK Budget

Trussonomics: UK Chancellor’s budget marks sharp break in economic policy

Liz Truss sat nodding approvingly as the Chancellor announced a multi-billion pound package of tax cuts.

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Sep 23rd 2022, 6:06 PM

All time

# Spending Review

Stormont to receive extra £1.6 billion annually as part of UK budget plans

A lower rate of Passenger Duty will also apply to flights to and from the North and Great Britain.

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Oct 27th 2021, 3:44 PM

Voices

Column: The UK is exploring its shale gas future, we should do the same

Fracking is an emotively driven environmental issue – but the Irish government could do worse than follow the UK in opening up the market here for exploration, writes Aaron McKenna.

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Mar 23rd 2013, 7:45 AM

Voices

Column: The success or failure of the UK's economic strategy matters greatly to Ireland

The UK budget being announced today has implications for Ireland too, writes James Kilcourse, who says as well as being a crucial trading partner, the UK is Ireland’s biggest rival for attracting foreign direct investment.

Mar 20th 2013, 7:00 AM

Evening Wrap

The 5 at 5 5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…

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Mar 21st 2012, 4:44 PM

# London Protests

London counts cost as over 200 arrested in post-demonstration riots

A demonstration against government spending cuts turns violent, as anti-capitalist protesters clashed with riot police.

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Mar 27th 2011, 11:01 AM

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Nine things you need to know by 9am: the rising price of managing our banks, saturation coverage of the Moriarty findings, and the reason Dublin’s swans died.

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Mar 27th 2011, 9:08 AM

# In Numbers

In numbers: George Osborne's new UK budget

The UK’s coalition government introduces its second budget. Here’s our condensed guide to what’s in it.

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Mar 23rd 2011, 2:57 PM

# UK Budget

UK Budget cuts corporation tax in bid to boost growth

George Osborne’s second budget centres around a 5 per cent cut in corporation tax, with Britain “open for business”.

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Mar 23rd 2011, 2:11 PM