Spring Budget 2024: What you need to know

In his Spring Budget, the Chancellor announced a 2% cut to National Insurance, amidst other measures on tax and spending.


What will the impact of the measures be? How will it affect living standards? And what choices face the next Parliament?


Joining us today are Helen Miller, Deputy Director at IFS and Ben Zaranko, Senior Research Economist at IFS.


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