Mark gives an immediate reaction to the Chancellor’s Budget, calling out the heavy leaks beforehand, the rise in taxes, and the lack of a clear growth plan. He touches on changes to income tax on property and savings, ISA reform, new capital allowance rules, road pricing for EVs, salary sacrifice caps, mansion tax plans, HMRC compliance increases and national minimum wage pressures. Overall he sounds unconvinced that there’s anything in the announcement that helps businesses or boosts growth.
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