by Chris Rogers | 10 Mar 2017 | European Union
Hammond’s elephant in the room Brexit was conspicuously absent this week from Phillip Hammond’s first Spring Budget as Chancellor of the Exchequer. Bolstered by better than expected growth rates and forecasts, as well as lower levels of borrowing, the Chancellor...
by Chris Rogers | 10 Mar 2017 | Economy, Health
Dial the clock back a year and it was George Osborne rather than Philip Hammond at the despatch box setting out the Budget. And back in those pre-Brexit days, the then-Chancellor and noted rabbit out of a hat enthusiast was also in the front pages over tax. In Mr...
by Chris Rogers | 9 Mar 2017 | Energy
Energy prices have returned to the political agenda, after four of the Big Six energy suppliers announced plans to raise their standard electricity tariffs in the coming months. With Npower, Scottish Power, E.On and EDF announcing increases just weeks after Ofgem said...
by Chris Rogers | 9 Mar 2017 | Economy, Health
Politicos expect government budgets to contain a few surprises, and Philip Hammond’s Spring Budget was no exception. Despite beliefs social care would be the only beneficiary of additional government funding, the Chancellor produced an announcement on NHS funding,...
by Chris Rogers | 9 Mar 2017 | Economy, Whitehouse News
With Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond delivering the last Spring Budget, the Whitehouse team have analysed the big announcements and their impact across the areas of health, energy, transport, education and financial services. To read our reaction and...
