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Exactly how much extra money you'll have a month as Government cuts taxes

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Updated 14:08 6 Mar 2024 GMTPublished 13:38 6 Mar 2024 GMT

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Exactly how much extra money you'll have a month as Government cuts taxes

National Insurance has been slashed in the Spring Budget

Tom Earnshaw

Tom Earnshaw

The UK Government has made a huge tax cut that will put hundreds of pounds back in to our pockets every year.

Announcing the cut on Wednesday afternoon (6 March) during the Spring Budget was Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt.

He set out a range of financial measures the Government will look to bring in regarding its finances, with all the changes announced in the House of Commons.

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In what was an expected announcement, Hunt announced that National Insurance (NI) was to be slashed by two pence.

This will put money back in to the pockets of some 27 million people in the United Kingdom.

Jeremy Hunt announced the Spring budget on Wednesday lunchtime.
James Manning/PA Wire

NI will now fall from 10 percent to 8 percent of your wage every month, which is significant in regards to excess income.

The cut will happen in April 2024.

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Hunt said the move was made despite 'the UK and the UK economy dealing with a financial crisis, a pandemic, and an energy shock caused by war in Europe'.

He said the Government will help families with 'permanent cuts in taxations', saying 'lower taxes mean higher growth'.

Hunt said: "Keeping taxes down matters to Conservatives it never can for Labour. We believe that in a free society the money you earn doesn't belong to the Government, it belongs to you.

"And if we want to encourage hard work, we should let people keep as much of their money as possible. Lower taxed economies have more energy, more dynamism, and more innovation."

NI has been slashed to 8 percent.
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He added: "We need a simpler, fairer tax system that makes work pay. That is why I cut National Insurance contributions last autumn."

All in all, this will put around £450 back in to our pockets if you work for an employer rather than being self-employed; roughly £37.50 extra in every monthly pay packet.

Combined with the 2 percent cut in last year's NI rate, the overall saving in recent years will stand just short of £1,000 per person.

Hunt also announced that the Household Support Fund - which gives local councils the power to help families via food banks, warm hubs and food vouchers - will be extended beyond its current end date of 31 March by another six months.

The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) is set to react to the announcement and provide an assessment of government finances over the next five years.

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OBR forecasts on inflation show it falling below 2 percent just a number of months; almost one year earlier than forecast at the end of 2023.

Featured Image Credit: James Manning/PA Wire/Getty Stock Images

Topics: Money, UK News, Politics, Cost of Living, News, Good News

Tom Earnshaw
Tom Earnshaw

Tom joined LADbible Group in 2024, currently working as SEO Lead across all brands including LADbible, UNILAD, SPORTbible, Tyla, UNILAD Tech, and GAMINGbible. He moved to the company from Reach plc where he enjoyed spells as a content editor and senior reporter for one of the country's most-read local news brands, LancsLive. When he's not in work, Tom spends his adult life as a suffering Manchester United supporter after a childhood filled with trebles and Premier League titles. You can't have it all forever, I suppose.

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