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Today we look at Labour’s first Budget in 14 years.
Adam and Chris are joined by BBC economics editor Faisal Islam and BBC chief economics correspondent Dharshini David. They look at all the headlines from the Budget and analyse the political reaction.
The government outlined a historic tax increase of £40 billion, including an increase in National Insurance contributions for employers from April. Rachel Reeves also set out plans to continue the freeze on fuel duty and a £22.6bn increase in the "day-to-day health budget" for the NHS.
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Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. It was presented by Adam Fleming. It was made by Miranda Slade with Anna Harris and Gemma Roper. The technical producer was Ben Andrews. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The editor is Sam Bonham
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Today we look at Labour’s first Budget in 14 years.
Adam and Chris are joined by BBC economics editor Faisal Islam and BBC chief economics correspondent Dharshini David. They look at all the headlines from the Budget and analyse the political reaction.
The government outlined a historic tax increase of £40 billion, including an increase in National Insurance contributions for employers from April. Rachel Reeves also set out plans to continue the freeze on fuel duty and a £22.6bn increase in the "day-to-day health budget" for the NHS.
You can join our Newscast online community here: https://tinyurl.com/newscastcommunityhere
You can now listen to Newscast on a smart speaker. If you want to listen, just say "Ask BBC Sounds to play Newscast”. It works on most smart speakers.
Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. It was presented by Adam Fleming. It was made by Miranda Slade with Anna Harris and Gemma Roper. The technical producer was Ben Andrews. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The editor is Sam Bonham

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