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The Chancellor announced £70bn worth of public spending and £40bn worth of tax rises. Spending on the NHS is up, but so are employers’ national insurance contributions, which analysts warn will be passed on to workers. We hear from the government and the Conservative opposition and explore what the Budget means for you and how it will define the next five years of Labour government.
Also tonight:
The World Tonight’s James Coomarasamy speaks to voters in Wisconsin, one of the most tightly contested swing states, ahead of the US presidential elections.
Half a century after the Rumble in the Jungle, George Foreman remembers his iconic clash with Muhammad Ali.
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The Chancellor announced £70bn worth of public spending and £40bn worth of tax rises. Spending on the NHS is up, but so are employers’ national insurance contributions, which analysts warn will be passed on to workers. We hear from the government and the Conservative opposition and explore what the Budget means for you and how it will define the next five years of Labour government.
Also tonight:
The World Tonight’s James Coomarasamy speaks to voters in Wisconsin, one of the most tightly contested swing states, ahead of the US presidential elections.
Half a century after the Rumble in the Jungle, George Foreman remembers his iconic clash with Muhammad Ali.

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